2011/12/26
Darwin portraits on sale, ₤10 — exactly
The ₤10 note honors one of Britain’s historic scientists:

There’s a different view of science here.
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by Eric Drexler on 2011/12/21
(This is followup to my brief post from Moscow.)
Because I’m primarily known for the concept of an advanced, atomically precise nanotechnology, the enthusiastic welcome I received in Moscow at Rusnanotech 2011 indicates how the idea is received in Russia. With that in mind, here are some markers of Russian interest in the concept:
Dmitry Medvedev
speaking at Rusnanotech 2011
Remarks on nanotechnology
by the President of Russia
Rusnanotech is billed as Europe’s largest nanotechnology conference. As I mentioned in my post from Moscow, I’d been invited to give the closing speech at the opening plenary, outlining prospects for the future of nanotechnology. My remarks were followed by an unannounced speech by Dmitry Medvedev, the President of the Russian Federation. The pleasantly surprising opening of his talk suggests the impact of the concept of atomically precise manufacturing in Russia:
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