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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... give us yet more ways to foul up the world on an enormous scale . It won't au- tomatically solve our problems : even powerful technologies merely give us more power . As usual , we have a lot of work ahead of us , and a lot of hard ...
... give us yet more ways to foul up the world on an enormous scale . It won't au- tomatically solve our problems : even powerful technologies merely give us more power . As usual , we have a lot of work ahead of us , and a lot of hard ...
Page 43
... give examples of things that work when similar things don't , and for no obvious reason . But as long as they do work , and work consistently , they can be used with confidence . This is the world of " cut - and - try engineering , " so ...
... give examples of things that work when similar things don't , and for no obvious reason . But as long as they do work , and work consistently , they can be used with confidence . This is the world of " cut - and - try engineering , " so ...
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... give you a feel for how many bonds each kind of atom makes , how long the bonds are , and at what angles they are made . A more sophisticated form of model uses only spheres and partial spheres , without sticks . These colorful , bumpy ...
... give you a feel for how many bonds each kind of atom makes , how long the bonds are , and at what angles they are made . A more sophisticated form of model uses only spheres and partial spheres , without sticks . These colorful , bumpy ...
Contents
The Molecular World | 44 |
BottomUp Technology | 57 |
Paths Pioneers and Progress | 84 |
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