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 68
... sort used in the assemblers in the hall above . In this device here , the rollers create a pressure equal to the pressure found halfway to the center of the Earth , speeding a reaction that— ” " Fine , fine , " you say . Chemists in the ...
... sort used in the assemblers in the hall above . In this device here , the rollers create a pressure equal to the pressure found halfway to the center of the Earth , speeding a reaction that— ” " Fine , fine , " you say . Chemists in the ...
Page 74
... sort of network has been made : it is called rubber . Rubber is weak mostly because the network is irregular . When stretched , first one chain breaks , then another , because they don't all become taut at the same time to share and ...
... sort of network has been made : it is called rubber . Rubber is weak mostly because the network is irregular . When stretched , first one chain breaks , then another , because they don't all become taut at the same time to share and ...
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... sort could be adapted and extended to deal with the problem of protecting against novel nanoweaponry . Failure to do so could mean disaster . Nonetheless , building protective systems of this sort will be by far the greatest challenge ...
... sort could be adapted and extended to deal with the problem of protecting against novel nanoweaponry . Failure to do so could mean disaster . Nonetheless , building protective systems of this sort will be by far the greatest challenge ...
Contents
The Molecular World | 44 |
BottomUp Technology | 57 |
Paths Pioneers and Progress | 84 |
Copyright | |
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