This open access book provides a unique and state-of-the-art view on DNA nanotechnology with an
eye toward future developments. Intended as a tribute to Nadrian C. Seeman who founded the
field of DNA nanotechnology the content is an exciting mixture of technical and non-technical
material reviews tutorials perspectives new findings and open questions. The book aims to
inspire current researchers to sit back and think about the big picture while also enticing
new researchers to enter the field. Most of all the book captures voices from a unique moment
in time: 40 years after the publication of the first paper that envisioned DNA nanotechnology.
From this vantage point what are the untold stories the unspoken concerns the underlying
fundamental issues the overlooked opportunities and the unifying grand challenges? What will
help us see more clearly see more creatively or see farther? What is transpiring right now
that could pave the way for the future? To address these questions leading researchers have
contributed 22 chapters grouped into five sections: perspectives chemistry and physics
structures biochemical circuits and spatial systems. This book will be an important reference
point in the field of DNA nanotechnology both for established researchers looking to take
stock of the field and its future and for newcomers such as graduate students and researchers
in other fields who are beginning to appreciate the power and applicability of its methods.
