Nanotechnology

"A term referring to a wide range of technologies that measure, manipulate, or incorporate materials and/or features with at least one dimension between approximately 1 and 100 nanometers (nm). Such applications exploit the properties, distinct from bulk/macroscopic systems, of nanoscale components."¹

1. ^ ASTM International, “Standard Terminology Relating to Nanotechnology,” E 2456-06, § 4 (Dec. 2006).