The term 'nanotechnology' was first introduced by a Japanese engineer, Norio Taniguchi.

“纳米科学”这一术语首先是由日本工程师Norio Taniguchi提出。

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'we were making a lot of decisions quickly,' Mr. Taniguchi says. 'we weren't sitting around pondering grass.

塔内古奇说，“当时很多决定都是很快作出的，大家没有坐下来细细考虑草的问题。”

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Taniguchi says he told Yahoo and Ms. Louden that the grass would deliver the desired effect but could also grow up to two feet in ideal conditions. Ms.

塔内古奇说，他当时告诉雅虎公司和劳登女士，这种草能达到他们希望的造型效果，但在环境条件适宜的情况下，它们有可能长到两英尺高。

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Taniguchi was also inspired to use cement furnaces to aid in the disposal of household garbage.

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In short, in a few months I might be able to read Taniguchi in Japanese.

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Taniguchi traveled the world in search of ideas that would both make money and reduce the damage caused by industry.

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