nanotechnology
nanotechnology — 名詞
1. the science of designing and creating structures, devices, and materials by work
奈米科技
操控原子分子，在奈米尺度設計
the science of designing and creating structures, devices, and materials by working with individual atoms and molecules, at a scale measured in nanometres — each nanometre being one billionth of a metre
A hospital in Seoul uses nanotechnology to send medicine directly to infected cells.
首爾某醫院利用奈米科技，將藥物直接送到受感染的細胞。
nanotechnology + deliver medicine; targeted drug delivery
Leila's raincoat uses nanotechnology to make the fabric waterproof while still allowing it to breathe.
Leila 的雨衣運用了奈米科技，讓布料既能防水又能透氣。
nanotechnology in everyday consumer products
Engineers in Berlin are using nanotechnology to create thinner, more efficient solar panels.
柏林的一個工程團隊正利用奈米科技製造更薄、效率更高的太陽能板。
Yusuf's smartphone camera uses nanotechnology to take clear pictures in very low light.
Yusuf 的智慧型手機相機運用奈米科技，在光線很暗的環境下也能拍出清晰的照片。
- nanotech
informal shortening; common in news headlines and everyday speech
- molecular engineering
broader term that includes design at the molecular level, not strictly limited to the nanometre scale
- molecular manufacturing
more specific: refers to building products molecule by molecule, a subset of nanotechnology
用法筆記
Nanotechnology is almost always treated as an uncountable noun. It frequently appears as a modifier before another noun (e.g. nanotechnology research, nanotechnology industry, nanotechnology applications).
常見錯誤
❗ 'Nanoscience and nanotechnology are completely different fields.' ✅ 'Nanoscience is the study of phenomena at the nanoscale, while nanotechnology applies that knowledge to build useful devices.' — 'nanoscience' focuses on theory and observation; 'nanotechnology' focuses on practical design and production.