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NANOTECHNOLOGIE MOLECULAIRE [1 record]

Record 1 2014-10-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atomic Physics
  • Chemistry
CONT

Molecular nanotechnology (MNT) is the concept of engineering functional mechanical systems at the molecular scale. An equivalent definition would be "machines at the molecular scale designed and built atom-by-atom."

Key term(s)
  • molecular nano-technology

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique atomique
  • Chimie
CONT

L'étape ultime de la nanotechnologie «Bottom-Up» est appelée la «nanotechnologie moléculaire» ou «fabrication moléculaire» et a été mise en perspective par le chercheur K. Eric Drexler. Elle théorise de véritables usines moléculaires, capables de créer n'importe quel matériau par assemblage précis, contrôlé et exponentiel d'atomes et de molécules.

Key term(s)
  • nano-technologie moléculaire

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Física atómica
  • Química
DEF

Construcción de nanomáquinas de átomos capaces de construir ellas mismas otros componentes moleculares, basándose en reacciones mecánico-sintéticas.

CONT

El proceso de fabricación en el que el producto es creado con precisión atómica es denominado nanotecnología molecular o fabricación molecular.

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