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Why materials behave differently at the nanoscale

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Why materials behave differently at the nanoscale

3 Aug 2026 · 8 min read

Gold that is not gold-coloured, carbon stronger than steel, sunscreen that stops being white. At the nanoscale a material's properties stop depending only on what it is made of and start depending on how big it is. Here is why.

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