The sun, functioning solely as a quantum mechanical reactor, makes this planet, and us, who we are.  Just so, the quantum behavior of Earth’s natural, incidental, and engineered nanomaterials strongly influence all that occurs on this human-altered planet, as natural nanomaterials have since Earth’s origin.  Nanomaterial behavior and reactivity are the consequence of quantum-controlled electron energy states dependent on size and shape, these size/shape factors often constantly changing among inorganic, organic, and mixed nanomaterials.  The influence of gravity is completely replaced by van der Waals forces which are central at this scale, delicately dependent on size, shape, and tweaks in atomic structure.  This dictates all-important dispersion/aggregation factors.   Overall, we have only begun to explore and understand the planet’s nano-machinery.  While progress is being made to fill in this last incomplete piece of the entire ultra-complex Earth puzzle, what we do not know will be emphasized in this talk.

From quantum confinement to global behavior: Overall state of nano-environmental and nano-geo research

Macromolecular Chemistry: The Second Century

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