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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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Researchers at Oregon State University have created a new nanomaterial designed to destroy cancer cells from the inside.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 1, 2026

The new electrodes combine MXene, a highly conductive two-dimensional nanomaterial developed by Drexel researchers in 2011, with silver nanowires.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 15, 2026

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

"Our work overcomes a longstanding hurdle in nanoscience -- scaling up nanomaterial synthesis into useful materials for manufacturing and commercial applications," said Ting Xu, the principal investigator who led the study.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2023

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

As interest in quantum materials grows, nanomaterials like MXenes are gaining attention for their ability to improve computing power and data storage.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 31, 2026

Nearly 15 years after discovering MXenes, a versatile class of two-dimensional conductive nanomaterials, researchers at Drexel University have now developed a way to create a one-dimensional version known as MXene nanoscrolls.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 31, 2026

"When we looked deeper into how our bioactive nanomaterials were helping tissue repair, SerpinB3, a protein originally implicated in cancer, jumped at us as a key factor that correlated with nanomaterial-driven wound healing," Rege said.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 17, 2025

Hybrid nanostructures between biomolecules and inorganic nanomaterials constitute a largely unexplored field of research, with the potential for novel applications in bioimaging, biosensing, and nanomedicine.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 18, 2024

This novel approach is highly valuable for direct observation of ET in solid nanomaterials.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 4, 2024

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