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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... industry , science , and medicine . TECHNOLOGY AND INDUSTRY At its base , nanotechnology is about molecular manufacturing , and manufacturing is the basis of much of today's industry . This is why Desert Rose made a good starting point ...
... industry , science , and medicine . TECHNOLOGY AND INDUSTRY At its base , nanotechnology is about molecular manufacturing , and manufacturing is the basis of much of today's industry . This is why Desert Rose made a good starting point ...
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... industry has been under steady pressure to make computer chips ever smaller . As sizes have shrunk , costs have ... industry will say , ' Stop here . We'll stop evolving be- cause we can't shrink the device . ' From an economic point of ...
... industry has been under steady pressure to make computer chips ever smaller . As sizes have shrunk , costs have ... industry will say , ' Stop here . We'll stop evolving be- cause we can't shrink the device . ' From an economic point of ...
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... industry perhaps provides a clue to what might happen as costs are lowered by nanotechnology . The computer - soft- ware industry is characterized by the garage - shop start - up . When your equipment is cheap - inexpensive PCs built ...
... industry perhaps provides a clue to what might happen as costs are lowered by nanotechnology . The computer - soft- ware industry is characterized by the garage - shop start - up . When your equipment is cheap - inexpensive PCs built ...
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The Molecular World | 44 |
BottomUp Technology | 57 |
Paths Pioneers and Progress | 84 |
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