The Comeback of Nanotechnology

Published: July 24, 2017, 11:30 p.m.

b"Phil and Stephen discuss recent progress towards the original model of Nanotechnology as described by K. Eric Drexler in his book Engines of Creation.\\n\\nEric Drexler\\u2019s Vision of Nanotechnology is Making a Comeback\\n\\nIn 2016 the concept of advanced molecular machines received a significant boost in its public image when Jean-Pierre Sauvage, Fraser Stoddart, and Bernard Feringa were awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize in Chemistry \\u201cfor the design and synthesis of molecular machines.\\u201d\\n\\nMakers of World\\u2019s Smallest Machines Awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry\\n\\nMolecular machines, the world\\u2019s smallest mechanical devices, may eventually be used to create new materials, sensors and energy storage systems, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said in announcing the prize.\\n\\nNew Funding Opportunity from U.S. DOE\\n\\nUSDA Announces $4.6 Million for Nanotechnology Research\\n\\nThe Reluctant Visionary\\n\\n(Phil's review of Drexler's book Radical Abundance.)\\n\\nWT 328-637"