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August 1996
226 pp., 33 illus., 4 color
$21.95/£16.95 (PAPER)
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ISBN-10:
0-262-53137-2
ISBN-13:
978-0-262-53137-5

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Nanotechnology
Molecular Speculations on Global Abundance
Edited by BC Crandall

Preface
1Molecular Engineering
    Nanotechnology Is Molecular Engineering
    Scale
    Atoms
    Molecules
    A Genealogy of Nanotechnology
    Research Frontiers
    Atomic and Molecular Sensors
    Buckytubes and Other Nanotubes
    Reverse Engineering Biological Motors
    Biomolecules for Computation
    Directed Evolution of Molecules and Software
    Molecular Computation
    Artificial Cellularization
IMostly Inside
2In-Vivo Nanoscope and the "Two-Week Revolution"
    In-Vivo Nanoscope
    Pre-Assembler Nanotechnology
    The "Two-Week Revolution"
    What, no learning curve?
    Bugs, Bugs, Bugs
    A Counterargument
    Tools for Design-Ahead
    Questions of Degree
    Conclusions
    Acknowledgment
3Cosmetic Nanosurgery
    The Beauty Business
    The Market Potential
    Applications of Cosmetic Nanosurgery
    Hair Color
    Skin Color
    Baldness
    Unwanted Hair
    A Permanent Breath Freshener
    Wrinkle Repair
    Slender Now
    Techniques and Strategies
    Foiling the Immune System
    Sensory Equipment
    Intercommunications
    Licensing
    Economics
    Distant Prospects
    Nonsurgical Nanomachine-based Cosmetics
    The Total Makeover
4Diamond Teeth
    Losing Teeth
    Saving and Replacing Teeth in the 1990s
    Dental Care in the Nanofuture
    Diamond Jaws
IIMostly Outside
5Early Applications
    An Opening Selection
    Changing Lives
    Nanomachinery
    Scale
    Shape
    Processing Power
    Communication
    Energy
    Construction
    Material Properties
    Bulk
    Solidity
    Shape
    Optical Properties
    Force
    Summary
6The Companion: A Very Personal Computer
    A New Dawn
    Purpose and Scope
    Design Characteristics
    Appearance
    Technical Details
    Frames
    Audiovisuals
    Computing
    Communications
    Power
    Interface
    Library
    Data Bases
    Knowledge Bases
    Additional Features
    Alternatives
    Marketing and Costs
    Social Impact
    Media
    Politics
    Everyday Life
    Handicap Assistance
    Barriers and Breakthroughs
    Technical
    Social
    2020Vision
7Trivial (Uses of) Nanotechnology
    Trivial?
    Gasoline Trees and Roving Real Estate
    Home Appliances
    Health Assurance
    What Work?
    Real Wealth
8Nanotech Hobbies
    An Abundance of Hobbies
    Model Railroads
    Philately
    Numismatics
    Copying Issues
    Gardening
    Home Crafts
    Thrill Seeking and Blood Sports
    Thrill Rides
    Amusement Park Attractions
    Premise and Conclusion
IIIWindows and Environments
9Phased Array Optics
    The Future In Sight
    Theory
    Design
    Data Management
    Phased Arrays vs. Holography
    Simulated Incoherence
    Color
    Transparent Arrays
    The Recording Problem
    High-Power Arrays
    Invisibility Suits
    Front-Projection Images
    Eyeing The Future
10Utility Fog: The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of
    Sufficiently Advanced
    A Pail of Air
    The Roads Must Roll
    What Computers Can't Do
    Monsters from the Id
    With Folded Hands
    From Earth to Moon
    The Shape of Things to Come
    Rossum's Universal Robots
    The Mightiest Machine
    Marooned in Realtime
    The Ophiuchi Hotline
    The Rest of the Robots
    Tunnel in the Sky
    The Cold Equations
Postscript
Contributors
Notes
Index
  
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