nanotechnology

plural nanotechnologies

1. countableuncountableThe science and technology of creating nanoparticles and of manufacturing machines which have sizes within the range of nanometres (1–100 nm).

   Development of applied nanotechnologies is being pursued by at least 15 research-oriented private companies and 69 manufacturers.

   2012 May 22, Jacy Meyer, “To Czech Industry, Everything Is Nano”, in The International Herald Tribune, →ISSN, archived from the original on 10 Dec 2020

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   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