Lighter computers and lighter sensors would let you have more function in a given weight, which is very important if you are launching things into space, and you have to pay by the pound to put things there.

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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...

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...

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,...

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...

If we attempt to block the development of new technology, we effectively have ensured that...

If we attempt to block the development of new technology, we effectively have ensured that...

There are certain things that are inherently scarce. For example, there is only a certain...

There are certain things that are inherently scarce. For example, there is only a certain...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Disease and ill health are caused largely by damage at the molecular and cellular level,...

Disease and ill health are caused largely by damage at the molecular and cellular level,...

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...

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 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...

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

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

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...

The first approximation in this future that we're looking at is that everyone will be...

The first approximation in this future that we're looking at is that everyone will be...

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.