nanotechnology

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Etymology[edit]

From nano- +‎ technology. Popularized in 1986 by Eric Drexler.[1]

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nanotechnology (countable and uncountable, plural nanotechnologies)

  1. The science and technology of creating nanoparticles and of manufacturing machines which have sizes within the range of nanometres (1–100 nm).
    Coordinate term: gigatechnology
    • 2003 November 20, Barnaby J. Feder, “Nanotechnology: Bill To Create Office Of Nanotechnology”, in The New York Times‎[1], →ISSN:
      The first such review would also include a study of whether it is feasible to create nanoscale devices that can assemble themselves or copies of themselves molecule by molecule -- a subject of fierce debate among nanotechnology experts.
    • 2006 September 23, Dan Mitchell, “The March of Nanotechnology”, in The New York Times‎[2], →ISSN:
      Nanotechnology, the science of creating functional systems on the scale of molecules or smaller, could enable engineers to combine the functions of memory chips and disk drives on a device the size of a dime.

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  1. ^ Eric Drexler (1986) Engines of Creation: The Coming Era of Nanotechnology, →ISBN

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