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smallerizelast Thursday at 3:32 AM2 repliesview on HN

Gases are also made of particles. Molecules that you can smell are easily a nanometer across.


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pamalast Thursday at 3:53 AM

Nanoparticle as a term has a specific technical definition that does not include a random gas made of organic small molecules, which include most molecules we perceive by smell.

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leephillipslast Thursday at 4:48 AM

The nanoparticles that are the subject of the article are not single molecules.