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A list of terms related to nanotechnology.

New technologies have the potential to accelerate a country's development, but a global technology gap remains.

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Grey goo

An hypothetical scenario, described by Eric Drexler in 1986, in which self-replicating, destructive nanomachines escape control and take over the world. Grey goo contrasts with 'blue goo', which refers to 'good' nanomachines that battle the 'bad' ones.