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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... simulation embedded in a scenario . In this scenario , events and technologies described as dating from 1990 or before are historically accurate ; those with later dates are either pro- jections or mere scenario elements . The ...
... simulation embedded in a scenario . In this scenario , events and technologies described as dating from 1990 or before are historically accurate ; those with later dates are either pro- jections or mere scenario elements . The ...
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... simulation chamber , and strap the video goggles over your eyes . Looking through the goggles , you seem to be in a room with a ta- ble you know isn't really there and walls that seem too far away to fit in the simulation chamber . But ...
... simulation chamber , and strap the video goggles over your eyes . Looking through the goggles , you seem to be in a room with a ta- ble you know isn't really there and walls that seem too far away to fit in the simulation chamber . But ...
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... simulation changes , introducing the standard cheats . Your simulated eyes are now smaller than a light wave , making focus impossible , but the goggles snap your vision into sharpness and show the atoms around you as small spheres ...
... simulation changes , introducing the standard cheats . Your simulated eyes are now smaller than a light wave , making focus impossible , but the goggles snap your vision into sharpness and show the atoms around you as small spheres ...
Contents
The Molecular World | 44 |
BottomUp Technology | 57 |
Paths Pioneers and Progress | 84 |
Copyright | |
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