Conclusions

The main objective of this brief review was to discuss various facets of RNB physics. The list of topics covered is, of course, very limited due to time and space constraints. An experimental excursion into uncharted territories of the chart of the nuclides, exploring new combinations of Z and N, will offer many excellent opportunities for nuclear structure research. What is most exciting, however, is that there are many unique features of exotic nuclei that give prospects for entirely new phenomena likely to be different from anything we have observed to date. We are only at the beginning of this most exciting journey.