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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... nanometers in size , versus 100,000 nanometers or so for the width of the groove on an old - style record . Or look at a personal computer . John Foster , a physicist at IBM's Almaden Research Cen- ter , points to a hard disk and says ...
... nanometers in size , versus 100,000 nanometers or so for the width of the groove on an old - style record . Or look at a personal computer . John Foster , a physicist at IBM's Almaden Research Cen- ter , points to a hard disk and says ...
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... nanometers across . MOLECULAR CONSTRUCTION MACHINES These advances in software and chemical synthesis let the U. Lill team tackle the task of building a primitive version of a molecular assembler . Although they couldn't build anything ...
... nanometers across . MOLECULAR CONSTRUCTION MACHINES These advances in software and chemical synthesis let the U. Lill team tackle the task of building a primitive version of a molecular assembler . Although they couldn't build anything ...
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... nanometers ) across . Bulk technology : Technology in which atoms and molecules are manip- ulated in bulk , rather than individually . Cell : A small structural unit , surrounded by a membrane , making up liv- ing things . Cell ...
... nanometers ) across . Bulk technology : Technology in which atoms and molecules are manip- ulated in bulk , rather than individually . Cell : A small structural unit , surrounded by a membrane , making up liv- ing things . Cell ...
Contents
The Molecular World | 44 |
BottomUp Technology | 57 |
Paths Pioneers and Progress | 84 |
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