Nanotechnology
Terms related to nanotechnology, including manufacturing definitions and words and phrases about building machines at a molecular level.- nano - Nano is a prefix meaning "extremely small.
- nanochip - A nanochip is an integrated circuit (IC) that is so small, in physical terms, that individual particles of matter play major roles.
- nanocomputer - A nanocomputer is a computer whose physical dimensions are microscopic.
- nanocrystal - A nanocrystal is a crystalline particle with at least one dimension measuring less than 1000 nanometers (nm), where 1 nm is defined as 1 thousand-millionth of a meter (10-9 m).
- nanofabrication - Nanofabrication is the design and manufacture of devices with dimensions measured in nanometers.
- nanomachine (nanite) - A nanomachine, also called a nanite, is a mechanical or electromechanical device whose dimensions are measured in nanometers (millionths of a millimeter, or units of 10 -9 meter).
- nanoManipulator - The nanoManipulator is a specialized nanorobot and microscopic viewing system for working with objects on an extremely small scale.
- nanomedicine - Nanomedicine is the application of nanotechnology (the engineering of tiny machines) to the prevention and treatment of disease in the human body.
- nanometer - A nanometer is a unit of spatial measurement that is 10-9 meter, or one billionth of a meter.
- nanopaint - Nanopaint is a coating that can modify the properties of a surface or substance according to user-defined parameters.
- nanosecond (ns or nsec) - (This definition follows U.
- nanotechnology (molecular manufacturing) - Nanotechnology, also called molecular manufacturing, is a branch of engineering that deals with the design and manufacture of extremely small electronic circuits and mechanical devices built at the molecular level of matter.
- nanotransistor - A nanotransistor is a transistor - the component that acts as an electronic signal switch or amplifier - that is near the scale of a billionth of a meter (or nanometer) in size.
- nanotube (carbon nanotube) - A carbon nanotube (CNT) is a miniature cylindrical carbon structure that has hexagonal graphite molecules attached at the edges.