At home boxes the size of microwaves, manufacturing any material item that could fit inside, with a few touches of a button, it discussed the economics of such a science, would jobs be necessary, the end of starvation, nuclear pollution clean up etc. This movie had a repeat airing, and I viewed it again. After time, I began picking up knowledge online and ordering books, beginning with Eric Drexlers Engines of Creation , and moving on from there. I began creating a nano related web presence for myself, became a Foresight Senior Associate, and a member of some other relative groups, like extropians, and other general scientific affiliations , I in effect spidered my way into some good contacts. Zyvex is a private company ran by Jim Von Ehr with the goal to build the first assembler.
Nanotechnology is the manipulation of matter on the nanoscale.
So, nanotechnology involves designing and building materials and devices where the basic structure of the material or device is specified on the scale of one or a few nanometers. Ultimately, nanotechnology will mean materials and devices in which every atom is assigned a place, and having every atom in the right place will be essential for the functioning of the device. Another way of thinking about the ultimate form of nanotechnology, is that it will be based upon molecular machinery - machines made by having every atom in a designed place and performing a designed function. These molecular machines will be capable of making other molecular machines and other products in which the atomic structure is precisely arranged to make the desired product. Such assemblers will be able to build just about anything that exists or can be designed, anything that is compatible with the basic laws of physics.