Definitions
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- noun A mechanical or electronic device whose parts are single atoms or molecules.
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- noun any
mechanical device , manufactured usingnanotechnology , having ascale measured innanometres
Etymologies
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Examples
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One kind of nanomachine is the assembler, which is a tiny factory that can manufacture other machines, including replicas of itself.
The Future Needs Us! Dyson, Freeman 2003
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UCLA researchers design nanomachine that kills cancer cells
Another three weeks' worth of Futurismic posts... ewillett 2008
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On the contrary, could the evolution of this biological nanomachine by known evolutionary mechanisms now explained very well and not be questioned more reasonable eg Musgrave 2006; Miller 2007; Pallen & Gophna 2007.
Flagellum evolution -- how's your German? - The Panda's Thumb 2010
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The mind control that allows players to control the combatants is a nanomachine that replaces brain cells, called Nanex.
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In the beginning of the episode they appear to work like a commando team instead of the infecting-you-with-nanomachine s-zombies, even mourning the loss of one of their own when he gets shot.
Can Star Trek:TNG have a boring day? Mish 2009
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Since the real "magic wand" part of Drexler's sort of nanotechnology is all about remaking biology, let's take 1 micron as the logical barrier to a "nanomachine."
Running Out of Room at the Bottom James Killus 2007
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So, you want a nanomachine to go into your bloodstream and fix some part of your anatomy?
Running Out of Room at the Bottom James Killus 2007
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I published a story a few years back: "Flower in the Void," that basically had a nanomachine as the protagonist.
Running Out of Room at the Bottom James Killus 2007
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However, a few people will become attached to nanodevices on an individual level, fantasizing about one particular nanomachine, giving it a name and writing elaborate erotic fiction involving shrinking down to an atomic level and consummating their attachment to a firm but gentle microscopic lover.
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Trinity Blood had special nanomachine technology discovered on the planet Mars.
Anime Review of Shingetsuan Tsukihime aka Tsukihime: Lunar Legend 2007
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