When used as a prefix for something other than a unit of measure, as in "nanoscience", nano means relating to nanotechnology, or on a scale of nanometres.Nano is a prefix meaning a billionth. Used primarily in the metric system, this prefix denotes 0.000000001. It is frequently encountered in science and electronics for prefixing units of time and length, such as 29 nanoseconds , 100 nanometres (nm) or in the case of electrical capacitance, 100 nanofarads (nf). The prefix is derived from the Greek word meaning "dwarf", and was officially confirmed as standard in the sixties.

What is nano

Nano is ?

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2013-09-07 13:32:30

When used as a prefix for something other than a unit of measure, as in "nanoscience", nano means relating to nanotechnology, or on a scale of nanometres.Nano is a prefix meaning a billionth. Used primarily in the metric system, this prefix denotes 0.000000001. It is frequently encountered in scienc