»Molecular manufacturing will use nanomachines to build large products with atomic precision
~ using nanomachines to build complex products, including additional nanomachines
~ every manufacturing method is a method for arranging atoms
~ chemistry and biology make molecules defined by particular arrangements of atoms — always the same numbers, kinds, and bonds
~ biology uses a more powerful method: cells contain molecular machines that read digital genetic data to guide the assembly of large molecules (proteins) that serve as parts of molecular machines
~ molecular manufacturing will likewise use stored data to guide construction by molecular machines, greatly extending abilities in nanotechnology

What products will molecular manufacturing make possible?

Computers
~ a powerful processors can be built with fewer than 107 transistors
~ a cubic micron contains 109 cubic nanometers, and can contain >1011 atoms
~ analysis of a specific implementation technology yields volume and power consumption number consistent with the statement above
Strong materials
~ molecular manufacturing will be able to build structures with the strength of high-quality graphite, diamond, or carbon nanotubes
~ these materials form under laboratory conditions when reactive carbon-containing species bond to (and transfer hydrogen to and from) surfaces
~ molecular manufacturing systems can use analogous reactions,
~ but using mechanical control to guide the carbon deposition process with atomic precision

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