28 March 2018
nanoscale
[nan-uh-skeyl, ney-nuh-]
adjective
1. of or relating to microscopic particles of matter, devices, etc., that are measured in nanometers or microns:
a nanoscale sensor made of a single molecule.
noun
2. Measurements. a scale of measurement that uses nanometers or microns as units of measure.
Origin of nanoscale
1980-1985 First recorded in 1980-85; nano- + scale2
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nanoscale in Science
nanoscale (nān’ə-skāl’)
Relating to or occurring on a scale of nanometers.
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Anagram
canal ones
nasal cone
Today’s quote
To play a wrong note is insignificant; to play without passion is inexcusable.
– Ludwig van Beethoven
On this day
28 March 1930 – Turkey changes the name of Constantinople to Istanbul and Angora to Ankara.
28 March 1939 – end of the Spanish Civil War, with Nationalist General Francisco Franco taking control of Madrid after a 3 year war against the Government of the Second Spanish Republic, which was led by President Manuel Azaña. Franco established a fascist dictatorship which lasted for 36 years. The Civil War had been fought between Fascist and Republican forces. The Republicans were comprised of a number of socialist, communist and anarchist forces. The Soviet Union backed the Republicans, but opposed other socialist forces such as the POUM (Workers Party of Marxist Unification), PSOE (Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party), CNT (Confederationo of anarcho-syndicalist trade unions) and others.
28 March 1964 – The Beatles have 10 hits in the Billboard charts at the same time.
28 March 2008 – President George W. Bush states that the USA is not in recession, but just slowing down and that tax cuts will stimulate spending. The US National Bureau of Economic Research declared the USA recession started in December 2007 and ended in July 2009.
28 March 2008 – The Pew Centre reports that the USA has the highest number of incarcerations in the world, at 2.3 million, which surpasses the number of prisoners in China, Russia and Iran. The USA also has the highest rate of imprisonments in the world as a percentage of population.