ALSO CALLED: Nano Technology DEFINITION: Nanotechnology, or, as it is sometimes called, molecular manufacturing, is a branch of engineering that deals with thedesign and manufacture of extremely small electronic circuits and mechanical devices built at the molecular level of matter. The Institute of Nanotechnology in the U.K. expresses
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NANOTECHNOLOGY DEFINITION (continued): … it as "science and technology where dimensions and tolerances in the range of 0.1 nanometer (nm) to 100 nm play a critical role." Nanotechnology is often discussed together with micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS), a subject that usually includes nanotechnology but may also include technologies higher than the molecular level.
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