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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Page 33
... matter because matter is made of molecules , and every- thing from air to flesh to spacecraft is made of matter . When we learn how to arrange molecules in new ways , we can make new things , and make old things in new ways . Perhaps ...
... matter because matter is made of molecules , and every- thing from air to flesh to spacecraft is made of matter . When we learn how to arrange molecules in new ways , we can make new things , and make old things in new ways . Perhaps ...
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... MATTER , SMART MATTER Today's technology mostly works with matter in a few basic forms : gases , liquids , and solids . Though each form has many varieties , all are comparatively simple . Gases , as we've seen , consist of molecules ...
... MATTER , SMART MATTER Today's technology mostly works with matter in a few basic forms : gases , liquids , and solids . Though each form has many varieties , all are comparatively simple . Gases , as we've seen , consist of molecules ...
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... matter indepen- dent , self - replicating , or toxic . With care , smart matter should be safer than what it replaces because it will be better controlled . Spray paint gets all over things and contains noxious solvents ; the paper ...
... matter indepen- dent , self - replicating , or toxic . With care , smart matter should be safer than what it replaces because it will be better controlled . Spray paint gets all over things and contains noxious solvents ; the paper ...
Contents
The Molecular World | 44 |
BottomUp Technology | 57 |
Paths Pioneers and Progress | 84 |
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