Unbounding the Future: The Nanotechnology RevolutionA comprehensive, easy-to-understand handbook that explains what nanotechnology is and how it will revolutionize life in the future. The world's leading expert in the field, Drexler also examines the spectacular accomplishments that might result from a breakthrough: elimination of disease and pollution. 20 illustrations. |
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Page 146
... ability . Over the decades , the physical quality of life declines faster and faster - the limits of what the body can do become stricter - until the limits are those of a hospital bed . The healing abilities we have when young seem to ...
... ability . Over the decades , the physical quality of life declines faster and faster - the limits of what the body can do become stricter - until the limits are those of a hospital bed . The healing abilities we have when young seem to ...
Page 216
... ability to herd cells and to perform molecular repairs and cell surgery will open new vistas for medicine . These abilities apply on a small scale , but their effects can be large scale . CORRECTING CHEMISTRY In many diseases , the body ...
... ability to herd cells and to perform molecular repairs and cell surgery will open new vistas for medicine . These abilities apply on a small scale , but their effects can be large scale . CORRECTING CHEMISTRY In many diseases , the body ...
Page 253
... ability to adapt and respond to a changing environment is worth almost any cost , for lacking this ability they would be wiped out . “ But in a factory setting , where adequate supplies of all the needed parts are provided , the ability ...
... ability to adapt and respond to a changing environment is worth almost any cost , for lacking this ability they would be wiped out . “ But in a factory setting , where adequate supplies of all the needed parts are provided , the ability ...
Contents
The Molecular World | 44 |
BottomUp Technology | 57 |
Paths Pioneers and Progress | 84 |
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