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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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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.

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

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It wasn't possible to construct the new tungsten semi-carbide nanomaterial using chemical means, so Stocek and Fanchini relied on plasma physics to form the single atom layers.

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"With this new nanomaterial, this would no longer be the case."

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

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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

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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