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The way i read it is its another big step in the development of nanocomposites/meta materials.
You can sort of explain it by hand carving materials on a molecular level so they exibit all kinds of possibly exitic effects. Like deforming light or to kill certain germs.
Its one of my favorite tech to mention because the story of supposed normal looking but atomically weird materials found at ufo crashsites