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While ice looks to the naked eye like water in solid form, a nanometer-thin layer of liquid water can coat its surface.—Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 26 Jan. 2026 The clusters are about 8 nanometers wide, similar in size to transistor structures.—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Jan. 2026 Intel recently touted its 18A manufacturing technology, seen as equivalent to TSMC’s 2 nanometer process technology.—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2026 Previous reports have suggested that the next iPhone Air could have a 2-nanometer process, which would significantly improve battery life, wiping away any remaining doubts about that aspect.—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for nanometer