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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... LEAD TO NANOTECHNOLOGY ? Can bulldozers can be used to make wristwatches ? At most , they can help to build factories in which watches are made . Though there could be surprises , the relevance of microtechnology to molecular ...
... LEAD TO NANOTECHNOLOGY ? Can bulldozers can be used to make wristwatches ? At most , they can help to build factories in which watches are made . Though there could be surprises , the relevance of microtechnology to molecular ...
Page 167
... lead to lower costs . How far this process can go is hard to estimate precisely , but it could go far indeed . POWER TOO CHEAP TO METER ? This argument will remind some readers of an old claim - that nuclear energy would lead to " power ...
... lead to lower costs . How far this process can go is hard to estimate precisely , but it could go far indeed . POWER TOO CHEAP TO METER ? This argument will remind some readers of an old claim - that nuclear energy would lead to " power ...
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... lead to products that include better assemblers . Machines able to put molecules together to make molec- ular machines will lead to a spiral of falling costs and improving quality , ultimately yielding many results that people fervently ...
... lead to products that include better assemblers . Machines able to put molecules together to make molec- ular machines will lead to a spiral of falling costs and improving quality , ultimately yielding many results that people fervently ...
Contents
The Molecular World | 44 |
BottomUp Technology | 57 |
Paths Pioneers and Progress | 84 |
Copyright | |
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