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 manipulator capable of doing primitive molec- ular manufacturing . This device would combine a simple molecular device — a molecular gripper — with an AFM positioning mechanism . An AFM can move its tip with precision ; a ...
... molecular manipulator capable of doing primitive molec- ular manufacturing . This device would combine a simple molecular device — a molecular gripper — with an AFM positioning mechanism . An AFM can move its tip with precision ; a ...
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... molecular fragment attached to the spot you chose . To add a different ... manipulator gives good control of where reactions will occur ( though it is ... molecular manipulator can perform 10,000 to 100,000 steps with good reliability ...
... molecular fragment attached to the spot you chose . To add a different ... manipulator gives good control of where reactions will occur ( though it is ... molecular manipulator can perform 10,000 to 100,000 steps with good reliability ...
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... molecular manipulator , a chemist - led team at the University of Lilliput was working furiously . They saw the U. Brob desktop machine as too large and its expected products as too ex- pensive . Even back in the 1980s , David Biegelsen ...
... molecular manipulator , a chemist - led team at the University of Lilliput was working furiously . They saw the U. Brob desktop machine as too large and its expected products as too ex- pensive . Even back in the 1980s , David Biegelsen ...
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The Molecular World | 44 |
BottomUp Technology | 57 |
Paths Pioneers and Progress | 84 |
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