Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology

Of or pertaining to the manipulation of matter on an atomic or molecular scale. More specifically, it is the science and technology of matter manipulation from 1 to 100 nanometers.

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ballistic magnetoresistance

Physics; Nanotechnology

(BMR) is yet another way in which spin orientation, encoding information on a storage medium such as a hard drive, can modify electrical resistance in a nearby circuit, thereby accomplishing the ...

bio-assemblies or biomolecular assemblies

Physics; Nanotechnology

Containing several protein units, DNA loops, lipids, various ligands, etc.

biochauvinism

Physics; Nanotechnology

The prejudice that biological systems have an intrinsic superiority that will always give them a monopoly on self-reproduction and intelligence.

biomimetic

Physics; Nanotechnology

Imitating, copying, or learning from nature. Nanotechnology already exists in nature; thus, nanoscientists have a wide variety of components and tricks already available.

biomimetic chemistry

Physics; Nanotechnology

Knowledge of biochemistry, analytical chemistry, polymer science, and biomimetic chemistry is linked and applied to research in designing new molecules, molecular assemblies, and macromolecules ...