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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... once concocted the notion that pills would someday replace food . But people need energy to live , and energy means calories , which means fuel , which takes up room . To subsist on pills , you'd need to gobble them by the fistful ...
... once concocted the notion that pills would someday replace food . But people need energy to live , and energy means calories , which means fuel , which takes up room . To subsist on pills , you'd need to gobble them by the fistful ...
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... Once successful de- signs are developed , packaged , and tested , the pressure will be on to learn to make them in quantity at low cost . The competitive pres- sures will be fierce , because advanced molecular electronics will be orders ...
... Once successful de- signs are developed , packaged , and tested , the pressure will be on to learn to make them in quantity at low cost . The competitive pres- sures will be fierce , because advanced molecular electronics will be orders ...
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... Once the needed activities are reinitiated , the living survi- vors of the stressed ecosystem can jump in and continue the ecosys- tem recovery effort . " To see how nanomachines could be used to clean up pollution , imagine a device ...
... Once the needed activities are reinitiated , the living survi- vors of the stressed ecosystem can jump in and continue the ecosys- tem recovery effort . " To see how nanomachines could be used to clean up pollution , imagine a device ...
Contents
The Molecular World | 44 |
BottomUp Technology | 57 |
Paths Pioneers and Progress | 84 |
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