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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

Noah Stocek, a PhD student collaborating with Western University physicist Giovanni Fanchini, has developed a new nanomaterial that demonstrates the opposite of this phenomenon.

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.

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

From Science Daily Jun. 4, 2024

The second article, published in Advanced Science, explores the usage of mineral-based nanomaterials, specifically 2D nanosilicates, to aid musculoskeletal regeneration.

From Science Daily May 31, 2024

"We can use this knowledge to minimize our exposures, in this case to various nanomaterials," Mainelis said.

From Science Daily Apr. 30, 2024

But despite its science fiction trappings, the show is often based in real — and complex — scientific concepts, whether string theory or nanomaterials.

From New York Times Mar. 30, 2024

Together they imagined how nanomaterials that don’t yet exist — or exist only in minute quantities in carefully controlled lab conditions — could be deployed.

From New York Times Mar. 29, 2024

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