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nanomaterial

American  
[na-noh-muh-teer-ee-uhl] / ˈnæ noʊ məˌtɪər i əl /

noun

nanomaterials plural
  1. Engineering. any material that is made using nanotechnology or whose individual units are nanoscale in size.


nanomaterial British  
/ ˈnænəʊməˌtɪərɪəl /

noun

  1. any material that has an average particle size of between 1 and 100 nanometres

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"Being able to observe these structures is a fundamental breakthrough in materials science, and it gives us greater control over nanomaterial engineering."

From Science Daily • May 30, 2026

The innovative findings, recently published in the journal Advanced Materials, were made possible thanks to a collaboration between University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists and nanomaterial engineers at Northwestern University.

From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2024

This approach simply did not work because any chemical reaction, the most common process, would lead to a product different from the desired nanomaterial.

From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2024

"We were specifically looking to create a two-dimensional nanomaterial from tungsten semi-carbide," said Stocek.

From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2024

She makes a sharp left into a lab where her nanomaterial collection bags are already stacked on her lab table.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

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