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Nanotechnology is the science of using or producing particles that are nanometers in size (nano = 1 billionth) for industrial applications in the medical, chemical, materials, electronics, sensing and other fields.


Nanoparticles, by definition, typically have at least one dimension smaller than 100 nm.

Also Known As: Nanoscale science
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