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What is the definition of nanotechnology according to the National Nanotechnology Initiative?
What is the definition of nanotechnology according to the National Nanotechnology Initiative?
The manipulation of matter with at least one dimension sized from 1 to 100 nanometers (nm).
Why do surface area and quantum mechanical effects become important at the nanoscale?
Why do surface area and quantum mechanical effects become important at the nanoscale?
Because at the nanoscale, these effects are important in describing properties of matter.
What is the plural form commonly used to refer to the broad range of research and applications dealing with nanotechnology?
What is the plural form commonly used to refer to the broad range of research and applications dealing with nanotechnology?
Nanotechnologies
What was an earlier description of nanotechnology that referred to the technological goal of precisely manipulating atoms and molecules for fabrication of macroscale products?
What was an earlier description of nanotechnology that referred to the technological goal of precisely manipulating atoms and molecules for fabrication of macroscale products?
Which diverse fields of science are included in the broad definition of nanotechnology?
Which diverse fields of science are included in the broad definition of nanotechnology?
What is nanotechnology all about?
What is nanotechnology all about?
What are the four important things to keep in mind about nanotechnology?
What are the four important things to keep in mind about nanotechnology?
How many atoms are there in one cubic centimeter of air?
How many atoms are there in one cubic centimeter of air?
What is the size of a cubic centimeter of air?
What is the size of a cubic centimeter of air?
What are some things that are made of atoms?
What are some things that are made of atoms?
