Some ideas, including some quirky ones, came from the use of nanotechnology - the science of building new materials at the atomic or molecular scale.

一些创意，其中包括一些古怪的，则使用纳米技术-在原子或分子尺度范围内制造新材料的科学。

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So they are pouring huge sums into science, particularly at the applied end of hot fields like nanotechnology and renewable energy.

因此，他们在科研方面投入巨资，特别是热点领域的终端应用，如纳米技术和可再生能源。

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STM, which now exists in dozens of variants, is a vital research tool in such fields as materials science, nanotechnology and microbiology.

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Indeed, a modern marvel is the bipartisan consensus that a government incompetent to make paper clips should nonetheless spearhead core frontier areas like basic research, green and renewable energy, nanotechnology, science, tech and engineering education funding and more.

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Nanotechnology is the science of the very small, where machines and materials are built at the molecular level, and key components are measured in nanometers, or one-billionth of a meter.

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