Disease and ill health are caused largely by damage at the molecular and cellular level, yet today's surgical tools are too large to deal with that kind of problem.

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Food is available, but it cannot be shipped into an area, so the people in...

Food is available, but it cannot be shipped into an area, so the people in...

The laws of physics should allow us to arrange things molecule by molecule and even...

The laws of physics should allow us to arrange things molecule by molecule and even...

It looks as though yields of over 10 times what we can currently grow per...

It looks as though yields of over 10 times what we can currently grow per...

Today we see a human population of over 6 billion people, many of whom have...

Today we see a human population of over 6 billion people, many of whom have...

Nanotechnology is an idea that most people simply didn't believe.

Nanotechnology is an idea that most people simply didn't believe.

A molecular manufacturing technology will let us build molecular surgical tools, and those tools will,...

A molecular manufacturing technology will let us build molecular surgical tools, and those tools will,...

As in any technological revolution, there will be winners and losers. On balance, everyone will...

As in any technological revolution, there will be winners and losers. On balance, everyone will...

One of the concepts essential to molecular manufacturing is that of a self-replicating manufacturing system....

One of the concepts essential to molecular manufacturing is that of a self-replicating manufacturing system....

A potato can grow quite easily on a very small plot of land. With molecular...

A potato can grow quite easily on a very small plot of land. With molecular...

Nanotechnology will let us build computers that are incredibly powerful. We'll have more power in...

Nanotechnology will let us build computers that are incredibly powerful. We'll have more power in...

If we can reduce the cost and improve the quality of medical technology through advances...

If we can reduce the cost and improve the quality of medical technology through advances...

We can grow crops less expensively because molecular manufacturing technology is inherently low cost.

We can grow crops less expensively because molecular manufacturing technology is inherently low cost.

Machines built by human beings they will function correctly if we provide them with a...

Machines built by human beings they will function correctly if we provide them with a...

We see an entire planet which has many limitations.

We see an entire planet which has many limitations.

If you look at the various strategies available for dealing with a new technology, sticking...

If you look at the various strategies available for dealing with a new technology, sticking...

If you think the technology is infeasible, you don't worry about what it might do...

If you think the technology is infeasible, you don't worry about what it might do...

The new technologies that we see coming will have major benefits that will greatly alleviate...

The new technologies that we see coming will have major benefits that will greatly alleviate...

One of the issues facing us today is that there are countries where there is...

One of the issues facing us today is that there are countries where there is...

Many people in the world today are not starving because there is an inherent inability...

Many people in the world today are not starving because there is an inherent inability...

Manufacturing takes place in very large facilities. If you want to build a computer chip,...

Manufacturing takes place in very large facilities. If you want to build a computer chip,...