"Russia is pushing ahead with plans to develop a knowledge 
    and technology-based economy. The State Duma has adopted 
    a law to establish a state nanotechnology corporation."

NanotechnologyFuture.net::Russia to pour US 1 BLN+ into nanotechnology

[17 February 2010, top]

   "Every time you add an electron or other object to a quantum 
    problem, the complexity of the problem doubles," says James 
    Whitfield, a graduate student at Harvard. "The great thing
    is that every time you add a qubit to the computer, its 
    power doubles too."

Professor Aspuru-Guzik says, "a computer of 'only' 150 qubits or so would have more computing power than all the supercomputers in the world today, combined."

Wired.com::Quantum Computer Simulates Hydrogen Molecule Just Right

[01 February 2010, top]

   Reading... "Personal nanofactories promise an end to poverty, war" 
   http://tinyurl.com/yc9c66x

Dick Pelletier's personal nanofactories (PNs) posting starts with the following.

   "Imagine a world with billions of desktop-size, nonpolluting, 
    cheap machines that can manufacture almost anything -- clothing, 
    furniture, electronics, cars, even food."

Near the end of his nanofactories (PNs) posting Dick Pelletier wrote.

   "General-purpose molecular manufacturing with PNs appears 
    to be inevitable. It could become reality as early as 2020, 
    and certainly should happen by 2025."

I'm not sure about 2020, but I am a bit more comfortable with 2025. In a nutshell: I cannot place a timeline on when future technologies will become part of everyday lives.

Examiner.com::Personal nanofactories promise an end to poverty, war

[18 January 2010, top]

If only I knew the answer!

Just like Dick Pelletier, I too "think molecular nanotech represents a major milestone in achieving our 'magical future' and I only hope that biotech miracles expected in the 2010s will materialize in time to keep my body healthy so that I personally can enjoy this wonder time."

Note: I think Dick was 79 years of age when he posed his molecular nanotech question.

[10 January 2010, top]

AzNano.org::Dr. Wade Adams (Smalley Institute for Nanoscale Sciece, Rice University)

[03 January 2010, top]

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