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 nanotechnology will use molecular machinery , but unlike biotechnology , it will not rely on genetic ... manufacturing today , or modern technology itself , but a patchwork of crude chem- istry and crude machines ? Chapter 2 will ...
... molecular nanotechnology will use molecular machinery , but unlike biotechnology , it will not rely on genetic ... manufacturing today , or modern technology itself , but a patchwork of crude chem- istry and crude machines ? Chapter 2 will ...
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... Molecular- manufacturing equipment can be used to make all the parts needed to build more molecular manufacturing equipment . It can even build the machines needed to put the parts together . This resembles an idea developed by NASA for ...
... Molecular- manufacturing equipment can be used to make all the parts needed to build more molecular manufacturing equipment . It can even build the machines needed to put the parts together . This resembles an idea developed by NASA for ...
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... molecular manufacturing can be used to build all of the equipment needed for molecular manufacturing . It seems that this equipment — everything from large vats to submicroscopic spe- cial - purpose assemblers can be reasonably durable ...
... molecular manufacturing can be used to build all of the equipment needed for molecular manufacturing . It seems that this equipment — everything from large vats to submicroscopic spe- cial - purpose assemblers can be reasonably durable ...
Contents
The Molecular World | 44 |
BottomUp Technology | 57 |
Paths Pioneers and Progress | 84 |
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