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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... MOLECULAR BUILDING BLOCKS ? A huge technology base for molecular construction already exists . Tools originally developed by biochemists and biotechnologists to deal with molecular machines found in nature can be redirected to make new ...
... MOLECULAR BUILDING BLOCKS ? A huge technology base for molecular construction already exists . Tools originally developed by biochemists and biotechnologists to deal with molecular machines found in nature can be redirected to make new ...
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... machines we call digestive enzymes break down the complex molecules in foods , form- ing smaller molecules for use as fuel or as building blocks . Molecular devices in the lining of the digestive tract carry useful molecules to the ...
... machines we call digestive enzymes break down the complex molecules in foods , form- ing smaller molecules for use as fuel or as building blocks . Molecular devices in the lining of the digestive tract carry useful molecules to the ...
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... Molecular machines found in nature , made of protein , which can catalyze ( speed up ) chemical reactions . Exploratory engineering : Design and analysis of systems that are theoreti- cally possible but cannot be built yet , owing to ...
... Molecular machines found in nature , made of protein , which can catalyze ( speed up ) chemical reactions . Exploratory engineering : Design and analysis of systems that are theoreti- cally possible but cannot be built yet , owing to ...
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The Molecular World | 44 |
BottomUp Technology | 57 |
Paths Pioneers and Progress | 84 |
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