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Chemistry is one of the best developed, all encompassing and well defined fields of science today.
Since ancient times, mankind has been using chemical techniques to manipulate matter on the atomic and molecular levels. As chemists improve our ability to organize atoms into atomically precise structures known as 'molecules,' fields including medicine, materials science, computer science and engineering reap the benefits. It may seem that there is little difference between the achievements of chemistry and the goals of nanotechnology, that is, to understand and manipulate molecular scale phenomena. However, nanotechnology takes a novel and revolutionary approch to this goal. While chemistry deals with molecules in a statistical sense, nanotechnology deals with them as discrete entities, each requiring special attention.