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  • noun A nanosized membrane

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nano- +‎ membrane

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  • It is made of nanoscale, flexible ribbons of silicon embedded with 288 electrodes, forming a lattice-like array containing 2,016 silicon nanomembrane transistors, each monitoring electricity coursing through the heart.

    Gizmag Emerging Technology Magazine 2010

  • It is made of nanoscale, flexible ribbons of silicon embedded with 288 electrodes, forming a lattice-like array containing 2,016 silicon nanomembrane transistors, each monitoring electricity coursing through the heart.

    Gizmag Emerging Technology Magazine 2010

  • Inside the plant, the desalination process will hinge on another IBM-KACST jointly developed technology, a nanomembrane that filters out salts as well as potentially harmful toxins in water while using less energy than other forms of water purification.

    Nano Tech Wire 2010

  • The process will also involve another IBM-Saudi Arabian jointly developed technology - a nanomembrane that filters salts and potentially harmful toxins while using less energy than other forms of water purification.

    EcoWorld Syndicated News 2010

  • The array contains 2,016 silicon nanomembrane transistors, each monitoring electricity coursing through a beating heart.

    Nano Tech Wire 2010

  • By combining solar power with the new nanomembrane, the goal of this project is to significantly reduce the cost of desalinating seawater at these plants.

    Nano Tech Wire 2010

  • Inside the plant, the desalination process will hinge on another IBM-KACST jointly developed technology, a nanomembrane that filters out salts as well as potentially harmful toxins in water while using less energy than other forms of water purification.

    Nano Tech Wire 2010

  • The two are also working on a nanomembrane for filtering salt and toxics out of the water, as part of a process that consumes less energy than traditional desalination.

    ZDNet News - News Page One Heather Clancy 2010

  • By combining solar power with the new nanomembrane, the goal of this project is to significantly reduce the cost of desalinating seawater at these plants.

    Nano Tech Wire 2010

  • The process will also involve another IBM-Saudi Arabian jointly developed technology -- a nanomembrane that filters salts and potentially harmful toxins while using less energy than other forms of water purification.

    Latest News - UPI.com 2010

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