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  • noun Any physical system that is engineered at the nano scale

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  • Of course controlling nanosystems will require huge amounts of computing power and while humans will control the overall process, it will be the computer-nanosystem interface which will be the most intense and this will be far more the source of future wealth than improved e-mailing.

    Major British Review on Economics of Climate Change « Climate Audit 2005

  • "This study represents the first example of the benefits of employing a cooperative nanosystem to fight cancer," said Michael Sailor, a professor of chemistry and biochemistry at the University of California, San Diego and the primary author of a paper describing the results, which is being published in a forthcoming issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • "This study represents the first example of the benefits of employing a cooperative nanosystem to fight cancer," said Michael Sailor, a lead researcher on the project and a professor of chemistry and biochemistry at the University of California, San Diego.

    Latest from Computerworld 2010

  • Through calculations and simulations, they've shown that the nanosystem can be erased with an amount of heat that is less than Landauer's bound.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009

  • Through calculations and simulations, they've shown that the nanosystem can be erased with an amount of heat that is less than Landauer's bound.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009

  • Through calculations and simulations, they've shown that the nanosystem can be erased with an amount of heat that is less than Landauer's bound.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009

  • Through calculations and simulations, they've shown that the nanosystem can be erased with an amount of heat that is less than Landauer's bound.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009

  • Through calculations and simulations, they've shown that the nanosystem can be erased with an amount of heat that is less than Landauer's bound.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009

  • Identifying design software as a potential bottleneck for AP nanosystem development, the roadmap suggests the support of multiscale modeling and research targeted at the requirements needed to support CAD software for AP nanosystems.

    the Foresight Institute 2008

  • However, it appears as though researchers from multiple disciplines seemingly still have a marathon to go in order to reach the AP nanosystem finish line.

    the Foresight Institute 2008

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