Drexler–Smalley debate on molecular nanotechnology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drexler%E2%80%93Smalley_debate_on_molecular_nanotechnology …
Looks like Smalley has been proven right but the subsequent failures to develop this technology.
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It's true that of the potentially transformative technologies of the late 20th century, nanotech has been one of the slowest to materialize. But then, one could say the same of nuclear fusion, for which I still hold out high hopes.
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None of the diamondoid machines, or even their parts, in *Nanosystems* have been implemented, despite decades of effort. Fusion reactors have actually been built and work it's just not economical.
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Yes, that's an important distinction; it's the chief reason for my continued hope for the progress of the latter.
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And it might stay that way. Around here the brightest students in nano get hired in the financial world for their math and analysis skills.
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