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b'In Part 2 of our three-part series, we look at possibilities that are little more remote. Maybe two or three rooms over, instead of only one. Or maybe many more.\\n\\nThe Universal Assembler\\n\\nA Real World \'Star Trek\' Replicator Is Now Possible Thanks To New Breakthrough\\n\\ngoo.gl/KSW2tx\\n\\nThe discovery of carbon nanotubes in 1991 led scientists to develop hundreds of "functionalizations" for nanotube openings. Most of these can be useful as molecular gates.\\n\\nThe key innovation at Mattershift has been to create an inexpensive and scalable platform for this library of gates. With the ability to deploy Programmable Molecular Gateways at scale, we believe practical molecular factories are now possible.\\n\\nPost-scarcity -- A deeper, downstream scenario from Universal Assembler. (Whereas we listed post-employment as adjacent!)\\n\\nInterstellar Travel -- Mars colonies and asteroid mining may be adjacent, but we probably still don\\u2019t have all the parts for this.\\n\\nDigital Immortality -- very deep\\n\\nAlso, many of the possibilities we think of as adjacent may prove to be Deep.\\n\\nExample: In the 1940\\u2019s we invented nuclear fission weapons and shortly after developed commercial nuclear power from fission reactors.\\n\\nIn the 1950\\u2019s we invented nuclear fusion weapons with the expectation that commercial nuclear power from fusion reactors would soon follow.\\n\\nWe thought we were adjacent to fusion power, but it has proved to be a much deeper challenge than we anticipated.\\n\\nCure for Aging\\n\\nCure for Obesity\\n\\nFusion Power\\n\\nRobot Lawyers\\n\\nRobot doctors\\n\\nNext time: The Hidden Possible\\n\\nWT 416-729\\n\\nEternity Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) | Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License | creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0'