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¡°¡­ at each new level of complexity, entirely new properties appear, and the understanding of this behavior requires research which I think is as fundamental in its nature as any other¡±

Philip W. Anderson 1972

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Si-crystal

semiconductor

MgB2 superconductor

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NaxCoO2 superconductor

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La2-xSrxCuO4 superconductor

DNA giant molecule

1 atom

2 atoms 3 atoms 4 atoms many atoms