nanotechnology

noun

The science and technology of nanoscale devices and materials, such as electronic circuits, constructed using single atoms and molecules.

noun

The manipulation or construction of objects with sizes in the nanometer range or smaller.

noun

the science and technology of creating nanoparticles and of manufacturing machines which have sizes within the range of nanometres

noun

the branch of engineering that deals with things smaller than 100 nanometers (especially with the manipulation of individual molecules)