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Nanomaterials are on enabling component of the popularly labeled area of “nanotechnology,” but are generally not well understood in the materials community at large. The purpose of this article is to narrow this gap by framing nanomaterials in the traditional materials science and engineering context as well as discussing some potential implications to the materials enterprise.
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Warren H. Hunt, Jr. is technical consultant at TMS.
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Hunt, W.H. Nanomaterials: Nomenclature, novelty, and necessity. JOM 56, 13–18 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-004-0281-5
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