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An extremely small device, material, or particle, as the technology on a semiconductor chip

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  • The now world famous lithium iron phosphate owes some of its glamour to the chemists that were able to nanostructure it.
  • One group of engineers at MIT is focusing its work on the nanostructure of concrete, the world's most widely used material.
  • A peptide-based neuro-suppressor is embedded in the advance's nanostructure, inflicting instant organ failure on those who attempt to upload it to the HiveMind.
  • Termed a plasmonic laser antenna, the design consists of a metallic nanostructure, known as an optical antenna, integrated onto the facet of a commercial semiconductor...
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