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 107
... kind of atom : carbon , hydrogen , and so on . Even simple plastic models can give you a feel for how many bonds each kind of atom makes , how long the bonds are , and at what angles they are made . A more sophisticated form of model ...
... kind of atom : carbon , hydrogen , and so on . Even simple plastic models can give you a feel for how many bonds each kind of atom makes , how long the bonds are , and at what angles they are made . A more sophisticated form of model ...
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... kind of product , regardless of how many copies of it are made : these include design costs , technology - licensing costs , regulatory - approval costs , and the like . Other costs apply to each unit of a product : these include the ...
... kind of product , regardless of how many copies of it are made : these include design costs , technology - licensing costs , regulatory - approval costs , and the like . Other costs apply to each unit of a product : these include the ...
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... kind of defender to monitor- ing only one imported species . Each unit of a particular kind of ecosystem - defender device would be identical , built with precision by a special - purpose molecular- manufacturing setup . Each would last ...
... kind of defender to monitor- ing only one imported species . Each unit of a particular kind of ecosystem - defender device would be identical , built with precision by a special - purpose molecular- manufacturing setup . Each would last ...
Contents
The Molecular World | 44 |
BottomUp Technology | 57 |
Paths Pioneers and Progress | 84 |
Copyright | |
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