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 19
... become lum- ber , then houses . Mountains become rubble , then molten iron , then steel , then cars . Sand becomes a purified gas , then silicon , then chips . And so it goes . Each process is crude , based on cutting , stirring ...
... become lum- ber , then houses . Mountains become rubble , then molten iron , then steel , then cars . Sand becomes a purified gas , then silicon , then chips . And so it goes . Each process is crude , based on cutting , stirring ...
Page 74
... become taut at the same time to share and divide the load . A more regular mesh would be as soft as rubber at first , but when stretched to the limit would become stronger than steel . Molecular manufac- turing could make such stuff ...
... become taut at the same time to share and divide the load . A more regular mesh would be as soft as rubber at first , but when stretched to the limit would become stronger than steel . Molecular manufac- turing could make such stuff ...
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... become deeply involved . The impracticability of attempting to suppress technologies of this sort will likely become clear enough to give us a chance of keeping development in the open , in relatively responsible hands . SCENARIO 3 ...
... become deeply involved . The impracticability of attempting to suppress technologies of this sort will likely become clear enough to give us a chance of keeping development in the open , in relatively responsible hands . SCENARIO 3 ...
Contents
The Molecular World | 44 |
BottomUp Technology | 57 |
Paths Pioneers and Progress | 84 |
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