Definition of "nanoporous" [nanoporous]

• Having nanosized pores (adjective)

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• "A key advantage of the new approach over some conventional methods is that it separates oil from water without using "nanoporous" filters."
• "Researchers Erman Şenöz and Richard P. Wool found that when they heated up quill fibers to extremely high temperatures, carbon nanotubes with nanoporous walls formed, allowing the substances to absorb and store hydrogen."
• ""This year's award recipients are responsible for groundbreaking work in obesity and diabetes research; vaccine design and the creation of nanoporous materials structures; understanding black holes and the formation of galaxies; and development of high performance semiconductor memory for medical and consumer products.""