nanotechnology

Noun

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).
   • 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.2003 November 20, Barnaby J. Feder, “Nanotechnology: Bill To Create Office Of Nanotechnology”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 21 Jul 2021
   • 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.2006 September 23, Dan Mitchell, “The March of Nanotechnology”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 23 Jul 2021