We’ve written twice now about the nanocar (post 1, post 2) built at Rice University by James Tour and team. Now Dr. Tour will be on Internet radio, at Science and Society, a talk radio site focusing on nanotech and similar topics. He’ll be on sometime during the hour of 1 to 2 PM on… Continue reading Nanocar builder on radio tomorrow, then podcast
Another batch of eleven essays on molecular manufacturing brought to you by CRN: “Nanoethics and Technological Revolutions: A Précis” – Nick Bostrom “From The Enlightenment to N-Lightenment” – Michael Buerger “What Price Freedom?” – Robert A. Freitas Jr. “The (Needed) New Economics of Abundance” – Steve Burgess “Economic Impact of the Personal Nanofactory” – Robert… Continue reading Eleven new nanotech essays from CRN
Using over 100,000 CPU hours, a Zyvex/IMM/Georgia Tech team including the familiar-to-Nanodot names of Robert Freitas, Ralph Merkle, Jim Von Ehr, and John Randall — along with soon-to-be-familiar co-authors Jingping Peng and George Skidmore — have modeled the mechanosynthesis of diamond onto a 200-atom surface. Published in the Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience (1… Continue reading Diamond mechanosynthesis modeled on 200-atom surface
The IEEE Virtual Museum, targeted at the general public, has opened its nanotech exhibit. An excerpt: “Even with these real-world applications, the current uses of nanotechnology (other than nano-size particles of various materials) remain very limited…However, researchers are rapidly making progress toward what some think of as true nanotechnologies—self-assembling, molecule size machines to perform all… Continue reading Nanotech exhibit opens at IEEE Virtual Museum
From Livescience: “In another feat in the effort to truly downsize Detroit, the researchers have now installed a miniature, light-powered motor in their diminutive automobile. “The nanocar is about as wide as a strand of DNA. Roughly 20,000 of them could park side-by-side in a lot no wider than a human hair. “Such small devices… Continue reading Nanocar gets nanomotor via US/Dutch collaboration
Now available over at e-drexler.com, a new article from the Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience, Toward Integrated Nanosystems: Fundamental Issues in Design and Modeling (2.2 MB PDF), by Foresight founder K. Eric Drexler of Nanorex, Inc. Though it sounds intimidating, the article is actually quite accessible and should serve as a good introduction to… Continue reading Fundamental issues in integrated nanosystems: Now made accessible
Now in its sixth revision, the lastest version of the Foresight Guidelines for Responsible Nanotechnology Development was released today (HTML or 116 KB PDF), just in time for a presentation this morning by Foresight Research Associate Dr. David Forrest to the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works’ meeting for nanotechnology stakeholders. Excerpt: “Version… Continue reading Foresight nanotech R&D guidelines: new version released
For those of us interested in longer-term nanotechnology issues, CRN has released a set of eleven essays by visionary writers, most of whom will be familiar names from their having participated in Foresight conferences over the years: Kurzweil, Ray – “Nanotechnology Dangers and Defenses” Freitas, Robert A. Jr. – “Molecular Manufacturing: Too Dangerous to Allow?”… Continue reading Long-term nanotech explored in CRN essays
From New Scientist, news of an achievement at University of Tokyo: “the first combination of two molecular machines is an important step on the long path to nanodevices sophisticated enough to, for example, perform repair functions within our cells. ” ‘The next step is to integrate multiple molecular machines’ into much bigger devices, says Kazushi… Continue reading First molecular machine combination made in Japan
From Alan Boyle, science editor at MSNBC, news of DNA self-assembly work at the lab of Eric Winfree of Caltech: “A computer scientist has developed a method to weave stringy DNA molecules into nanometer-scale, two-dimensional patterns ranging from smiley faces to a map of the Americas. “Experts say the ‘DNA origami’ procedure laid out by… Continue reading DNA origami from Caltech may be useful for nanoscale factory
