How to Use nanotechnology in a Sentence

nanotechnology

noun
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  • This is the essence of nanotechnology and what’s possible with it.
    — Zoltan Istvan, Newsweek, 9 Mar. 2018
  • With Mars One, household robots and nanotechnology in the works.
    — John Brandon, Popular Mechanics, 6 Oct. 2017
  • Unfurled, the crepe is the size of a floor-tom drum-head, and its texture nanotechnology-slender-exquisite.
    — Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 5 Feb. 2020
  • Size matters in the nanoscale Quantum dots are among the smallest components of nanotechnology.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 4 Oct. 2023
  • This heat paired with the nanotechnology on the titanium coating can create long, loose curls and beachy waves for any occasion.
    — Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 26 Feb. 2024
  • In the 25 years since the novel was published, nanotechnology has had time to catch up, and the sci-fi vision of dynamic tattoos is starting to become a reality.
    — Carson J Bruns, The Conversation, 24 Sep. 2020
  • From traditional textiles to nanotechnology, the school is one of the driving forces behind the steady rise in global prominence of Israeli fashion.
    — Stephan Rabimov, Forbes, 27 May 2021
  • The test uses nanotechnology to detect RNA in a person’s saliva and promises to text results to a smartphone within 30 minutes.
    — Evan MacDonald, cleveland, 19 Nov. 2020
  • This advance in nanotechnology could be a game-changer in the world of pharmaceuticals.
    — Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 30 Sep. 2019
  • Now, Rivillo, who recently left his job as a nanotechnology researcher to pursue the project full time, sells his creations (from $40 for 2.1 ounces, plus shipping).
    — New York Times, 15 Feb. 2023
  • Some of the early fellows have made impressive, if incremental, strides in the fields of photonics, nanotechnology and medicine, but the biggest hits have been the most pedestrian.
    — Tom Clynes, Newsweek, 22 Feb. 2017
  • Drexler agrees that the potential use of nanotechnology for the creation of powerful weapons systems should be considered.
    — Wired Staff, WIRED, 1 Aug. 1995
  • The Diamond Age foresaw the future of nanotechnology in 1995.
    — John Wenz, Popular Mechanics, 19 June 2018
  • This grant supported the study of the use of nanotechnology to deliver more targeted and less toxic chemotherapy to brain tumors.
    — Linda Gandee, cleveland, 25 Jan. 2021
  • Repellent spray often contains nanotechnology, meaning the particles from the spray are small enough to fill the tiny openings in the leather to prevent water from doing any damage.
    — Irene Hwang, Seventeen, 13 May 2019
  • Experts said the discovery was one of the first triumphs of the new field of nanotechnology, the ability to build and manipulate assemblies of atoms only a nanometer (a billionth of a meter) in size.
    — Dennis Overbye, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2018
  • The flexible tag moves along with canvas and has a unique nanotechnology identifier that’s linked to an online record that identifies the canvas and tracks its provenance.
    — Erin Blakemore, Smithsonian, 17 May 2017
  • About four years ago, Dais had lined up a Chinese company to help develop its business in nanotechnology that helps produce clean water.
    — Paul Wiseman, The Seattle Times, 3 July 2018
  • Much of the amazing physics research in the 21 st Century is now being applied to the field of nanotechnology, which allows us to construct molecular and atomic formations.
    — Zoltan Istvan, Newsweek, 9 Mar. 2018
  • Curran is well-renowned for his work in nanotechnology using a hydrophobic coating to improve the protection of surgical masks to prevent the transmission of the virus.
    — Alison Medley, Houston Chronicle, 2 Apr. 2020
  • In fact, scientists were more worried than the public about how nanotechnology might affect health and the environment, according to a study Scheufele published in 2007.
    — Alessandra Potenza, The Verge, 18 Apr. 2018
  • But it is made from a cotton-wool Dormeuil fabric whose high-density weave and nanotechnology treatment easily resists rain droplets.
    — Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 23 Feb. 2023
  • No pigment is involved; its special glossy finish, enabled by nanotechnology, refracts light, like a prism.
    — Judith H. Dobrzynski, WSJ, 26 May 2018
  • As a new dad and a PhD student studying environmental nanotechnology, plastic was on his mind.
    — WIRED, 31 July 2023
  • The tech sector is doing amazing things with virtual reality, nanotechnology, and AI and machine learning, to name a few fields.
    — Ron Schmelzer, Forbes, 23 Apr. 2022
  • Many of the most recent groundbreaking advancements in cancer research are due to nanotechnology.
    — North Seattle College, The Seattle Times, 16 May 2017
  • There is a common misperception that nanotechnology is something of the future.
    — North Seattle College, The Seattle Times, 16 May 2017
  • Combining the power of acupuncture, nanotechnology, and laser therapy, Taopatch captures heat from your body and converts it into light, which emits into specific points of your body.
    — Popular Science, 14 Sep. 2020
  • Many operate their own research labs, doing work on Alzheimer’s disease, gene editing, and nanotechnology.
    — Deirdre Fernandes, BostonGlobe.com, 8 July 2019
  • While best known as the birthplace of the atomic bomb, the lab today focuses on everything from national security, nuclear fusion, renewable energy, medicine and nanotechnology.
    — David Faris, Newsweek, 10 July 2024

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