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1. (n.) nanotechnology
a technology executed on the scale of less than 100 nanometers, the goal of which is to control individual atoms and molecules, esp. to create computer chips and other microscopic devices.
Etymology: (1970–75)
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| Definition of 'Nanotechnology' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) nanotechnology
the branch of engineering that deals with things smaller than 100 nanometers (especially with the manipulation of individual molecules)
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The New Hacker's Dictionary |
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1. Nanotechnology
A hypothetical fabrication technology in which objects are designed
and built with the individual specification and placement of each separate
atom. The first unequivocal nanofabrication experiments took place in
1990, for example with the deposition of individual xenon atoms on a nickel
substrate to spell the logo of a certain very large computer company.
Nanotechnology has been a hot topic in the hacker subculture ever since the
term was coined by K. Eric Drexler in his book Engines of
Creation (Anchor/Doubleday, ISBN 0-385-19973-2), where he
predicted that nanotechnology could give rise to replicating assemblers,
permitting an exponential growth of productivity and personal wealth
(there's an authorized transcription at http://www.foresight.o/definition/index).
See also blue goo, gray goo,
nanobot.
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| Definition of 'Nanotechnology' |
U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. Nanotechnology
The development and use of techniques to study physical phenomena and construct structures in the nanoscale size range or smaller.
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