title: Synthesizing the future.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA. mceuen@ccmr.cornell.edu
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: McEuen
authors.forename: Cees
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dekker
mesh_terms: D005818:Genetic Engineering / Q000266:history / Q000639:trends; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D008967:Molecular Biology / Q000266:history / Q000639:trends*; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000266:history / Q000639:trends*; D012666:Semiconductors / Q000266:history / Q000639:trends