Examples of nanoscale in a Sentence
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Some require a great deal of precision, such as hooking up quantum emitters—devices that emit single photons—with nanoscale structures capable of affecting their polarization.
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IEEE Spectrum, 5 Sep. 2023
Optical metastructures, which are made to manipulate electromagnetic radiation, can bend light in unexpected ways, resulting in nanoscale invisibility cloaks and other devices.
—IEEE Spectrum, 9 June 2023
Brinkert’s team created electrodes whose surfaces were bumpy rather than smooth at a nanoscale level and showed that gas bubbles don’t accumulate as much on the bumpier surfaces.
—Erika K Carlson, Discover Magazine, 10 July 2018
Careening through hairpin turns and racing down straightaways, light packets called photons travel the distance in this nanoscale photonic circuit.
—Discover Magazine, 2 Nov. 2016
In the new study, the researchers developed the first transformable nanoscale electronic devices.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Apr. 2023
The nanoscale technology can be easily controlled—the nanostructures can be tweaked to adjust brightness, hue and the angles of reflection.
—Tomas Weber, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Dec. 2022
This group has fabricated nanoscale silicon transistors that can reliably process quantum information in ways that match specialist devices.
—Discover Magazine, 11 Feb. 2021
But the nanoscale work of chipmaking is monotone only if your ears aren’t sharp enough to hear the symphony.
—Virginia Heffernan, WIRED, 21 Mar. 2023
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IEEE Spectrum, 5 Sep. 2023
Optical metastructures, which are made to manipulate electromagnetic radiation, can bend light in unexpected ways, resulting in nanoscale invisibility cloaks and other devices.
—IEEE Spectrum, 9 June 2023
Brinkert’s team created electrodes whose surfaces were bumpy rather than smooth at a nanoscale level and showed that gas bubbles don’t accumulate as much on the bumpier surfaces.
—Erika K Carlson, Discover Magazine, 10 July 2018
Careening through hairpin turns and racing down straightaways, light packets called photons travel the distance in this nanoscale photonic circuit.
—Discover Magazine, 2 Nov. 2016
In the new study, the researchers developed the first transformable nanoscale electronic devices.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Apr. 2023
The nanoscale technology can be easily controlled—the nanostructures can be tweaked to adjust brightness, hue and the angles of reflection.
—Tomas Weber, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Dec. 2022
This group has fabricated nanoscale silicon transistors that can reliably process quantum information in ways that match specialist devices.
—Discover Magazine, 11 Feb. 2021
But the nanoscale work of chipmaking is monotone only if your ears aren’t sharp enough to hear the symphony.
—Virginia Heffernan, WIRED, 21 Mar. 2023
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1986, in the meaning defined above
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“Nanoscale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nanoscale. Accessed 5 Dec. 2023.
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Kids Definition
nanoscale
adjective
nano·scale
ˈnan-ə-ˌskā(ə)l 
: having dimensions usually measured in nanometers
Medical Definition
nanoscale
adjective
nano·scale
-ˌskāl
: having dimensions measured in nanometers
nanoscale macromolecular structures
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