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Word: scratchproof (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2000
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FUTURISTIC MATERIALS A diamond's extraordinary clarity and strength make it an ideal building material, but also terribly hard to work with. Nanobots, however, could make diamonds in any shape at all--a sheet a few millimeters thick, say, to make a scratchproof window. And because the basic feedstock is ordinary carbon, these diamonds are as cheap as glass...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What Is Nanotechnology? | 6/19/2000 | See Source »

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