of the discipline.This special volume focuses on atoms and photos near meso- andnanobodies, an important area of nontechnology. Nanoscale particlesare those between 1 and 100 nm, and they obey neither the laws ofquantum physics nor of classical physics due to an extensivedelocalization of the valence electrons, which can vary dependingon size. This means that different physical properties can beobtained from the same atoms or molecules existing in a nanoscaleparticle size due entirely to differing sizes and shapes.Nanostructured materials have unique optical, magnetic, andelectronic properties depending on the size and shape of thenanomaterials. A great deal of interest has surfaced in this arenaas of late due to the potential technological applications.

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