Unbounding the Future: The Nanotechnology RevolutionExamines the field of medicine, toxic waste, and production relating how they will revolutionize life in the future. |
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... chemical reactions occur by bringing molecules together me- chanically , so reactions can occur when molecules bump at random through thermal vibration and motion in a liquid . Indeed , much of what we know today about chemical ...
... chemical reactions occur by bringing molecules together me- chanically , so reactions can occur when molecules bump at random through thermal vibration and motion in a liquid . Indeed , much of what we know today about chemical ...
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... chemical substance the chemist writes down . Give the orders , and the physicist synthesizes it . How ? Put the atoms down where the chemist says , and so you make the substance . " Despite this clear signpost pointing to a potentially ...
... chemical substance the chemist writes down . Give the orders , and the physicist synthesizes it . How ? Put the atoms down where the chemist says , and so you make the substance . " Despite this clear signpost pointing to a potentially ...
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... chemical industry today typically relies on plants full of large , pressurized tanks of chemicals . Not surprisingly , these occasionally spill , explode , or burn . With nanotechnology , chemical plants will be unnecessary because mole ...
... chemical industry today typically relies on plants full of large , pressurized tanks of chemicals . Not surprisingly , these occasionally spill , explode , or burn . With nanotechnology , chemical plants will be unnecessary because mole ...
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The Molecular World | 44 |
BottomUp Technology | 57 |
Paths Pioneers and Progress | 84 |
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