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Thursday, Oct 1
Where are the medical diagnostics?
I was more than a little surprised to read that there's an X Prize in the works for a fast inexpensive tuberculosis test. Years ago, we heard of tests that could detect ridiculously attenuated molecular concentrations. DNA detection arrays have... I was more than a little surprised to read tha...
Thursday, Jul 30
Molecular Manufacturing Through the Decades
Eric Drexler recently posted slides for a talk titled "Advanced Nanotechnology: Advanced Computing on the Critical Path" that he gave as the keynote at WORLDCOMP’09. The title got me wondering: Is advanced computing actually on the critical path for developing... Eric Drexler recently p...
Wednesday, Jul 8
Draconian Measures For Molecular Manufacturing?
First, let me clarify (for any new readers) that "nanotechnology" here is used to mean molecular manufacturing - its original meaning - not all the newer stuff that has been grafted onto the word, such as nanoparticles. No one is suggesting that nanoparticles might need draconian contro...
Monday, Jun 15
Breakthrough! Particle Assembly Technique
Stick nanoparticles together only when you want to! Researchers at NYU have announced a way to use DNA strands to make nanoparticles sticky only under certain conditions. If you can make nanoparticles stick on command, you're a big step closer... Stick nanoparticles together only when you...
Thursday, May 28
Student Nano Interview
gt;2)What is the science behind nanotechnology (in general)? gt;3)What are the inhibiting factors slowing down the research and development gt;of products using nanotechnology? gt;B) Medicine- gt;6)Is nanotechnology ethical? gt;7)How will nanotechnology be enforced?
Saturday, May 2
Natural protein vs. designed machines
It's a point worth repeating: artificial nanomachines can have fundamentally higher performance than biological machines. Although we can often benefit from biological inspiration, we should never assume that biology sets upper bounds for what is possible. In fact, biology sets low...
Monday, Mar 23
Protein Stiffness And Scaling Laws
Eric Drexler has recently been pushing proteins as nanomaterials - even to the point of telling people not to work on diamond yet, which seems strange given that serious researchers are already studying diamond mechanosynthesis in the lab. Drexler likes... Eric Drexler has recently been p...
Thursday, Mar 19
The Dangers Of Prometheus
A few days ago, I posted a comment on changes happening at Foresight, including Josh Hall becoming president. I questioned whether Foresight would continue to take a rosy view of nanotechnology. A partial answer has arrived in the form of a Nanodot post from Josh.
Monday, Mar 16
Josh Hall as Foresight Institute President
The Foresight Institute held an event in Palo Alto earlier today, at which Josh Hall spoke in his new capacity as president of Foresight. He has been involved in molecular manufacturing for two decades; his accomplishments include founding the sci.nanotech... The Foresight Institute held...
Tuesday, Mar 10
The Much-Maligned Second Law
During fabrication, of course, the circuit is not an isolated system. The second law doesn't prohibit spending energy in the fabrication machinery in order to move atoms into precisely the desired place. That sort of thing happens all the time, in nature as well as in technology.
Monday, Mar 9
Mike Treder Takes New Position
This is the text of a press release issued today: Mike Treder Takes New Position at Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies Mike Treder, executive director of the Center for Responsible Nanotechnology, leaves that position effective March 9, 2009, to...
