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 167
... nuclear energy would lead to " power too cheap to meter . " This as- sertion , attributed to the early nuclear era , has passed into folklore as a warning to be skeptical of technologists promising free goodies . Does the warning apply ...
... nuclear energy would lead to " power too cheap to meter . " This as- sertion , attributed to the early nuclear era , has passed into folklore as a warning to be skeptical of technologists promising free goodies . Does the warning apply ...
Page 168
... nuclear power , and ar- gued that it would provide “ cheap energy . " He was optimistic , but did his sums . First , he assumed that nuclear - power plants could be built a little more cheaply than coal - fired power plants of the same ...
... nuclear power , and ar- gued that it would provide “ cheap energy . " He was optimistic , but did his sums . First , he assumed that nuclear - power plants could be built a little more cheaply than coal - fired power plants of the same ...
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... nuclear waste , helping to store it in the most stable , reliable forms possible - but there is a more radical solution . Even before the era of the nuclear reactor and the nuclear bomb , experimenters made artificially radioactive ...
... nuclear waste , helping to store it in the most stable , reliable forms possible - but there is a more radical solution . Even before the era of the nuclear reactor and the nuclear bomb , experimenters made artificially radioactive ...
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The Molecular World | 44 |
BottomUp Technology | 57 |
Paths Pioneers and Progress | 84 |
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