Encyclopedia Nanotech

Interdisciplinary nanotechnology requires thoroughly defined and re-defined terms. This encyclopedia serves the function of defining terms and then expanding upon how these words are used in nanotechnology. Click the word to view its encyclopedia entry. To see more words, click on a letter below to see the words that begin with that letter.

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Vacuum
An environment with pressure lower than that of the standard atmosphere (14.7 PSI or 760 Torr).

Van der Waals Forces
Any of the noncovalent attractive or repulsive forces acting upon neutral atoms or molecules.

Venture Capitalist (VC)
A person or organisation that invests in promising companies during early development stages.