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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... tourguide said that the original proposal was a piece of exploratory engineering dating from the mid - 1980s , a me- chanical design that was superseded by improved electronic designs before anyone had the tools to build even a ...
... tourguide said that the original proposal was a piece of exploratory engineering dating from the mid - 1980s , a me- chanical design that was superseded by improved electronic designs before anyone had the tools to build even a ...
Page 58
... tourguide politely says . Inside , the clothes and hairstyles , the newspaper headlines , the bumper - to - bumper traffic , all look much as they did before your long nap . A light haze obscures the buildings on the far side of the ...
... tourguide politely says . Inside , the clothes and hairstyles , the newspaper headlines , the bumper - to - bumper traffic , all look much as they did before your long nap . A light haze obscures the buildings on the far side of the ...
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... tourguide says , “ Each knob on a belt is a me- chanochemical - processing device . When two knobs on different belts are pressed together in the right way , they are designed to transfer molecular fragments from one to another by means ...
... tourguide says , “ Each knob on a belt is a me- chanochemical - processing device . When two knobs on different belts are pressed together in the right way , they are designed to transfer molecular fragments from one to another by means ...
Contents
The Molecular World | 44 |
BottomUp Technology | 57 |
Paths Pioneers and Progress | 84 |
Copyright | |
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