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
"You can think of a liquid cooling maze through the silicon at nanometre scale," says Mr Speirs.
From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025
Nanoprobes or optical tweezers with sizes in the nanometre range are now within reach.
From Science Daily • Jan. 17, 2024
A nanometre is a million times smaller than the thickness of the page of a book.
From Science Daily • Oct. 18, 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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