nanometre
Britishnoun
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Medicine could also make common use of machines at a nanometre scale to "deliver drugs to exactly where they need to go", said Professor Bramwell.
From BBC ● Jan. 2, 2026
"Sure, but are they going to get chips down to a nanometre? Probably not."
From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2025
In some materials, spins form complex magnetic structures within the nanometre and micrometre scale in which the magnetization direction twists and curls along specific directions.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 17, 2024
By way of classification, a nanometre is a billionth of a metre.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 1, 2023
The world's leading maker of advanced logic chips is constructing its first foundry in Japan on Kyushu island, with production of 12 and 16 nanometre semiconductors slated to begin next year.
From Reuters ● Feb. 24, 2023
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