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How can we develop a novel and efficient synthetic method for producing quantum dots with controlled size, shape, and surface properties, and how can we characterize these quantum dots to understand their physical and chemical properties?
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Deep Thought is thinking for 7.5 million years.

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The answer is 42.

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