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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biopolymeroptoelectromechanical systems

Physics; Nanotechnology

Combining optics and microelectromechanical systems, and used in biological applications.

A condition in which an organism's cell and tissue structure are preserved, allowing later restoration by cell repair machines. Applicable to cryonics. See also "ischemic coma," "ametabolic coma," ...

biovorous

Physics; Nanotechnology

From "biovore;" an organism capable of converting biological material into energy for sustenance.

blue goo

Physics; Nanotechnology

Opposite of Grey goo. Benificial tech, or "police" nanobots.

bogosity filter

Physics; Nanotechnology

A mechanism for detecting bogus ideas and propositions.

born-oppenheimer approximation

Physics; Nanotechnology

Permits the use of classical mechanics in modeling and thinking about molecular and atomic motions. Needless to say, this greatly simplifies the conceptual framework required for thinking about ...

bose-einstein condensates

Physics; Nanotechnology

...aren't like the solids, liquids and gases that we learned about in school. They are not vaporous, not hard, not fluid. Indeed, there are no ordinary words to describe them because they come from ...