Photon pluck

The AMPP represents a major response to the needs and opportunities spelled out in the materials science and engineering (MS E) report (i). Major opportunities exist for scientific breakthroughs in materials science, and many of them, perhaps most, will need chemists for the key finding or concept. Everyone who thinks about chemistry and materials can generate her or his own list. Some ideas and possibilities that seem particularly challenging and ripe for plucking by chemists are in the areas of polymers, biomolecular materials, and electronics—photonics. 

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