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 74
... complex structures lead to more complex properties , and begin to give some hint of what mo- lecular manufacturing will mean for materials . What if you strung carbon atoms in long chains with side - groups , a bit like a protein chain ...
... complex structures lead to more complex properties , and begin to give some hint of what mo- lecular manufacturing will mean for materials . What if you strung carbon atoms in long chains with side - groups , a bit like a protein chain ...
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... COMPLEX , LIKE BIOLOGY ? ” An easy way to explain molecular manufacturing is to say that it is somewhat like molecular biology : small , complex molecular de- vices working together to build things and do various jobs . The next point ...
... COMPLEX , LIKE BIOLOGY ? ” An easy way to explain molecular manufacturing is to say that it is somewhat like molecular biology : small , complex molecular de- vices working together to build things and do various jobs . The next point ...
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... complex molecular repairs on a damaged cell might require solving millions of separate , repetitive problems . The molecular machinery in cell - surgery devices will need to be controlled by complex software , and it would be best to be ...
... complex molecular repairs on a damaged cell might require solving millions of separate , repetitive problems . The molecular machinery in cell - surgery devices will need to be controlled by complex software , and it would be best to be ...
Contents
The Molecular World | 44 |
BottomUp Technology | 57 |
Paths Pioneers and Progress | 84 |
Copyright | |
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