Comments on: My MIT dissertation — a draft of Nanosystems — is now online

By: NY Times article: The Worry: Germ Warfare. The Target: Us

NY Times article: The Worry: Germ Warfare. The Target: Us — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 13:41:09 +0000

[...] the famous talk, then (with an occasional revisit) turned to other concerns. I wrote a paper, a dissertation, and both a popular and a highly technical book, then turned to other things, and later got pulled [...]

By: “There’s Plenty of Room at the Bottom” (Richard Feynman, Pasadena, 29 December 1959)

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:08:24 +0000

[...] analytical depth. Feynman had given a talk, then turned to other concerns. I wrote a paper, a dissertation, and both a popular and a highly technical book, then turned to other things, and later got pulled [...]

By: Basement development? Big leaps?

Basement development? Big leaps? — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 18:33:51 +0000

[...] thought very hard about the problem or read my publications on implementation pathways, e.g., in Nanosystems) have had difficulty seeing how it is even possible to get from one to the [...]

By: Most popular posts, continued…

Most popular posts, continued… — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:51:01 +0000

[...] My MIT dissertation — a draft of Nanosystems — is now online [...]

By: Eric Drexler

Eric Drexler — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 03:32:20 +0000

@ Stefan — There has been a great deal of progress in developing the technology base for early-generation (biomimetic) productive nanosystems, which I see as the next major step. The pieces of technology in this area are ready to be pulled together, but to do so is a challenge more of engineering than of science, and in an area where research is organized to pursue science, rather than engineering. (I’ve discussed the deep difference between the two here and especially here.)

By: What can scaling laws tell us about nanomachines?

What can scaling laws tell us about nanomachines? — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:34:13 +0000

[...] recently posted my MIT doctoral dissertation, which (like my book on Nanosystems) discusses scaling laws in an introductory [...]

By: Miguel

Miguel — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 05:39:06 +0000

Great things are slow to come into fruition. And nanotechnology is not the exception. I bet it’s only 15-20 years before we see a mature science.

By: Stefan

Stefan — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 23:18:03 +0000

written almost 20 years ago…and since then little progress towards the goal of MM…why?