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 131
... electronics . Like the computers of the 1990s , they use electronic signals to weave the patterns of digital logic . Being made of molecular components , though , they are built on a much smaller scale than 1990s computers , and work ...
... electronics . Like the computers of the 1990s , they use electronic signals to weave the patterns of digital logic . Being made of molecular components , though , they are built on a much smaller scale than 1990s computers , and work ...
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... electronics goes , a great deal of research is presently going on in the area of molecular and quantum electronics . The payoff is easy to calculate : You can build devices one thousand times faster , more energy - efficient , and ...
... electronics goes , a great deal of research is presently going on in the area of molecular and quantum electronics . The payoff is easy to calculate : You can build devices one thousand times faster , more energy - efficient , and ...
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... electronics using bulk techniques , with no products yet in sight ; with molecular manipulators , they will finally have the tools they need for fast and accurate experimentation . Once successful de- signs are developed , packaged ...
... electronics using bulk techniques , with no products yet in sight ; with molecular manipulators , they will finally have the tools they need for fast and accurate experimentation . Once successful de- signs are developed , packaged ...
Contents
The Molecular World | 44 |
BottomUp Technology | 57 |
Paths Pioneers and Progress | 84 |
Copyright | |
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