Atombohrer

English translation: nanodrill

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German term or phrase:Atombohrer
English translation:nanodrill
Entered by: Jeannie Graham

09:42 Jun 10, 2004
German to English translations [PRO]
Science - Science (general)
German term or phrase: Atombohrer
Er steht im “Guinness-Buch der Rekorde“, weil er das kleinste Loch der Welt gebohrt hat – mit einem Atombohrer.

On an article on Wolfgang Heckl - biophysicist. Atom drill brings up normal sounding drills, rather than specialist drills for the Nanoworld!

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Jeannie Graham
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:57
nanodrill
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Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Local time: 11:57
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Edith Kelly


  

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nanodrill


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    www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ getarticle.pl5?nn20010808c4.htm
    Reference: http://hjem.get2net.dk/Zacharov/Data0034.html
Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Local time: 11:57
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thanks

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agree  Trudy Peters: sounds plausible
2 hrs
  -> Thanks.

agree  Mario Marcolin
12 hrs
  -> Thanks Marco.
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