| I have been reading a great deal about Nanotechnology in the past ten years and Im aware that the body (for example) is an example of nanotech. However I am in two minds about how big an impact it is going to have on our daily lives. Some say its a general purpose technology much like electricity and it will be having a massive impact within ten years time. Im just not sure exactly how this impact is going to occur...sure I can see the material science aspects and computing aspects but beyond that it gets quite hazy. Also, the general molecular assembler......fact or fiction?
I admit its a great theory and I would love for it to be able to occur but I do have doubts as to whether they can be implemented. If you look at cells for instance they do function more like molecular factories and it you take us as being the result it proves that self assembly works however....its slow.
Can we do FAST self assembly or is that not the point? Is the point it will be cheap and plentiful if we can but create the seeds or the factories?
what are your thoughts?
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