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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... already seen today , away from jobs that can be automated and into jobs where the human perspective is vital . But the true possibilities are , as always in the modern world , beyond predicting . CHANGE DISRUPTS PLANS Major shifts in ...
... already seen today , away from jobs that can be automated and into jobs where the human perspective is vital . But the true possibilities are , as always in the modern world , beyond predicting . CHANGE DISRUPTS PLANS Major shifts in ...
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... already a huge international trade in chem- ical compounds , and many thousands of chemists who knew how to combine them to make new molecular objects , working not only in university research labs , in corporate research labs , and in ...
... already a huge international trade in chem- ical compounds , and many thousands of chemists who knew how to combine them to make new molecular objects , working not only in university research labs , in corporate research labs , and in ...
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... already worldwide , and just beginning to focus on the objective of nanotech- nology . Already , it is easy to describe how known devices and principles can be combined to build a primitive device able to guide molecular assembly ...
... already worldwide , and just beginning to focus on the objective of nanotech- nology . Already , it is easy to describe how known devices and principles can be combined to build a primitive device able to guide molecular assembly ...
Contents
The Molecular World | 44 |
BottomUp Technology | 57 |
Paths Pioneers and Progress | 84 |
Copyright | |
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