what is molecular manufacturing and what is its feasibility?
The Centre for Responsible Nanotechnology states: “Molecular manufacturing (MM) means the ability to build devices, machines, and eventually whole products with every atom in its specified place. Today the theories for using mechanical chemistry to directly fabricate nanoscale structures are well-developed and awaiting progress in enabling technologies. Assuming all this theory works — and no one has established a problem with it yet — exponential general-purpose molecular manufacturing appears to be inevitable. It might become a reality by 2010, more likely by 2015, and almost certainly by 2020. When it arrives, it will come quickly. MM can be built into a self-contained, tabletop factory that makes cheap products efficiently at molecular scale. The time from the first fabricator to a flood of powerful and complex products may be less than a year.” Many do not agree with this sentiment of achievable feasibility. Well known is the dispute between the late Richard Smalley — an establ
