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NanotechProgress

Nano check

Our flag for whether the nanoscale really does the work, or "nano" is mostly a label.

Every technology we track gets one of three flags. Truly nano: its nanoscale structure is what makes it work. Partly nano: it uses nanomaterials as one ingredient among others. Nano in name: the word is in the name or the marketing, and our sources don't show nanoscale engineering behind it.