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This introductory chapter discusses atoms and bonds—the basics of the inorganic chemistry of materials—and also sketch out the ways of dealing with these building blocks in different disciplines. Materials chemistry is not a sharply bounded and institutionalized subject but a combination of many crafts and sciences. Some awareness of the norms in relevant areas is necessary for materials designers, who must get their information from those fields.
… nanotechnology implies that we can essentially make anything out of air, earth, fire and water.
Tom Abeles, PMC, Internet, 1995
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van der Put, P.J. (1998). Introduction. In: The Inorganic Chemistry of Materials. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0095-1_1
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