http://metamodern.com/2009/03/22/effective-concentration-in-self-assembly-catalysis-and-mechanosynthesis/ The Trajectory of Technology Wed, 28 Jul 2010 03:14:01 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://metamodern.com/2009/03/22/effective-concentration-in-self-assembly-catalysis-and-mechanosynthesis/comment-page-1/#comment-2859 Exploiting strong, covalent bonds for self assembly of robust nanosystems Sat, 06 Feb 2010 07:37:46 +0000 http://metamodern.com/?p=2579#comment-2859 [...] decreases the entropy cost of the bond-forming reaction, and in kinetic terms, it increases the effective concentration that drives the forward reaction, typically accelerating it by an large factor (> 103). Exchange [...] [...] decreases the entropy cost of the bond-forming reaction, and in kinetic terms, it increases the effective concentration that drives the forward reaction, typically accelerating it by an large factor (> 103). Exchange [...]

]]> http://metamodern.com/2009/03/22/effective-concentration-in-self-assembly-catalysis-and-mechanosynthesis/comment-page-1/#comment-1380 Productive Nanosystems: The Ribosome Videos Mon, 03 Aug 2009 01:22:48 +0000 http://metamodern.com/?p=2579#comment-1380 [...] in the usual chemical sense — ribosomes merely provide positional control that produces a high effective concentration of the right reactive molecules in the right place at the right time, thereby implementing the most [...] [...] in the usual chemical sense — ribosomes merely provide positional control that produces a high effective concentration of the right reactive molecules in the right place at the right time, thereby implementing the most [...]

]]> http://metamodern.com/2009/03/22/effective-concentration-in-self-assembly-catalysis-and-mechanosynthesis/comment-page-1/#comment-779 Effective Concentration in Self Assembly, Catalysis, and Mechanosynthesis (2) Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:06:44 +0000 http://metamodern.com/?p=2579#comment-779 [...] Effective Concentration in Self Assembly, Catalysis, and Mechanosynthesis [...] [...] Effective Concentration in Self Assembly, Catalysis, and Mechanosynthesis [...]

]]> http://metamodern.com/2009/03/22/effective-concentration-in-self-assembly-catalysis-and-mechanosynthesis/comment-page-1/#comment-764 Erin Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:46:34 +0000 http://metamodern.com/?p=2579#comment-764 Mr Drexler, this leads directly to a question I have had for some time, regarding self-assembly and mechanosynthesis. What would you estimate is the best, peak, and most advanced SELF Assembly system we could build, that takes advantage of complimentary features such as charge and chemical bonding, without actually building molecular level tools to force-bond atoms? Ie, could we have a purely self-assembly method that makes say a foot of product, with atomic precision, or would that require mechanochemistry? Mr Drexler, this leads directly to a question I have had for some time, regarding self-assembly and mechanosynthesis. What would you estimate is the best, peak, and most advanced SELF Assembly system we could build, that takes advantage of complimentary features such as charge and chemical bonding, without actually building molecular level tools to force-bond atoms? Ie, could we have a purely self-assembly method that makes say a foot of product, with atomic precision, or would that require mechanochemistry?

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