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- noun The
nanotechnology industry, or a product of such industry
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Examples
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What is still lacking is a worldwide uniform definition of the term nano materials.
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Unfortunately, not for much longer, if the current enthusiasm for the nano is anything to go by.
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I usually dread going running, but most of the time I have fun out on the trail (especially now that the nano is my running partner!).
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I usually dread going running, but most of the time I have fun out on the trail (especially now that the nano is my running partner!).
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Steven Troughton-Smith was able to find what he described as the nano's equivalent of the iOS
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"It's more like radically improved measurement, through the use of what I call nano data," he says in the
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They use a proprietary formula of what they call nano-hydraspheres that form a protective web around each and every strand.
The Makeup Girl | Beauty and Skincare Blog Beauty and Skin Care Blog with Expert Advice
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The word "nano" is Greek for small, and a nanometer is really small--one billionth of a meter.
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Nano-Scale Medical Devices With advances in nano-scale engineering, medicine is about to redefine "minimally invasive," says Francis Collins, former leader of the Human Genome Project and current director of the National Institutes of Health.
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We (or our grandchildren) will be rich enough to deal with it (using the wealth created by self-reproducing factories descended from today's fablabs, 3D printers, and robotic tech generally; nano is nice, but not necessary).
OPEC and Global Warming, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
gangerh commented on the word nano
One thousand millionth.
A billionth.
1/1,000,000,000
February 6, 2008
gangerh commented on the word nano
From the Greek nanos = dwarf.
February 6, 2008
john commented on the word nano
A small 4-passenger car built by India's Tata Motors, primarily for the Indian market.
May 5, 2009