What is nanotechnology?

TWI Frequently asked questions

by Sam Rostami

A nanometre (nm) is 10 ^-9 metre. Therefore nanotechnology can be defined as the design, characterisation, production and application of materials, structures and systems by controlling and manipulating shape and size at nanometre scale (in the range of 0.1nm to 100nm).

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