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 46
... seems to be ) an old 1990s silicon computer chip . When you pick it up , as the beginners ' instructions suggest , it looks like Figure 1A . Then you say , " Shrink me ! " and the world seems to expand . VISION AND MOTION You feel as ...
... seems to be ) an old 1990s silicon computer chip . When you pick it up , as the beginners ' instructions suggest , it looks like Figure 1A . Then you say , " Shrink me ! " and the world seems to expand . VISION AND MOTION You feel as ...
Page 61
... seem 40 million times larger , about the size of your fingertips . This simulation is a bit less thorough than the last was — you can feel simulated objects , but only with your gloved hands . Again , everything seems to be made of ...
... seem 40 million times larger , about the size of your fingertips . This simulation is a bit less thorough than the last was — you can feel simulated objects , but only with your gloved hands . Again , everything seems to be made of ...
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... seems to have moved . Mere patience won't do : at the rate the smaller arms moved in the hall behind you , each block must take months to complete , and the grand block - handling arms are taking full advantage of the leisure this ...
... seems to have moved . Mere patience won't do : at the rate the smaller arms moved in the hall behind you , each block must take months to complete , and the grand block - handling arms are taking full advantage of the leisure this ...
Contents
The Molecular World | 44 |
BottomUp Technology | 57 |
Paths Pioneers and Progress | 84 |
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