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Molecular Nanotechnology / Nanorobotics

Machines that manipulate matter at the atomic or molecular scale for manufacturing and medicine
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Molecular nanotechnology envisions machines that manipulate matter at atomic or molecular scale—molecular assemblers, nanorobots for medicine or manufacturing. Hypothetical; experiments with molecular machines exist. Applications: machines that can make anything; cheap planetary terraforming. Significant technical and feasibility debates.

TRL
2/9Theoretical
Impact
5/5
Investment
3/5
Category
Hardware

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Hardware
Nanotechnology

Engineering materials and devices at the 1–100 nanometre scale to exploit size-dependent properties

TRL
7/9
Impact
5/5
Investment
4/5
Hardware
Molecular Electronics

Electronic devices built from individual molecules for ultra-dense, low-power computing

TRL
3/9
Impact
4/5
Investment
3/5
Hardware
Nanoelectromechanical Systems (NEMS)

Nanoscale mechanical devices coupling motion to electronic signals for ultra-sensitive sensing and computing

TRL
4/9
Impact
4/5
Investment
4/5

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