A general-purpose device for molecular manufacturing capable of guiding chemical reactions by positioning molecules.
Atoms make up molecules and solid objects.
An instrument able to image surfaces to molecular accuracy by mechanically probing their surface contours. A kind of proximal probe. Engineering design done by a computer system, generating detailed designs from broad specifications with little or no human help. As used here, nanotechnology-based manufacturing requiring little human labor. Technology in which atoms and molecular are manipulated in bulk, rather than individually.