Limitations in current technology hinder progress from "summary" of Radical Abundance by K. Eric Drexler
The ability to manipulate matter at the molecular level holds vast potential for advancing technology and solving complex problems. However, the current limitations in our technology hinder our progress in harnessing this potential to its fullest extent. These limitations stem from our reliance on traditional manufacturing processes, which are unable to achieve the precision and control necessary for molecular-level manipulation. In traditional manufacturing, large-scale machinery and tools are used to shape materials into desired forms. This approach is effective for creating macroscopic objects, but falls short when it comes to working at the molecular level. At this scale, the imperfections inherent in traditional manufacturing processes become magnified, leading to a lack of control over the properties of the materials being produced. The development of nanotechnology offers a solution to this problem by enabling us to manipulate individual atoms and molecules with unprecedented precision. However, the full potentia...
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