etching

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The venture would also presumably need equipment for etching and deposition, which are manufacturing and packaging processes.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026

The problem with etching patterns with atomically precise beams of light is that the material you shine it on also has to be atomically precise, or the pattern comes out blurry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Their approach focuses on modifying the inside surface of aluminum tubes by etching it to create microscopic and nanoscale pits.

From Science Daily • Jan. 30, 2026

This was a groundbreaking method of relief etching that allowed him to combine both text and illustrations on the same copper printing plate.

From Barron's • Nov. 18, 2025

There is a scrimshaw knife with an etching of a great white and a message in a bottle in its stomach on it.

From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt