Q&A on nanotechnology and food

1. What does “nano” mean? How small is nano? 


The prefix “nano” is used to describe a specific size range (like “milli-“ or “centi-“). One nanometre is a unit of measure of length that is equal to one-billionth of a metre, or one-millionth of a millimetre. 

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