molecular-assembler

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📚 Glossary

Assembler

Device that builds structures by positioning atoms

Mechanosynthesis

Chemical synthesis through mechanical positioning

Diamondoid

Structures based on diamond's crystal lattice

Feedstock

Raw materials broken down for atomic building blocks

Nanofactory

System of assemblers that can build macroscale products

Positional Assembly

Building by placing components in exact positions

Self-Replication

Ability to build copies of oneself

Bottom-Up

Building large structures from small components

AFM

Atomic Force Microscope - can image and manipulate atoms

STM

Scanning Tunneling Microscope - can image and move atoms

🏆 Key Figures

Richard Feynman

Envisioned nanotechnology in 1959 'Plenty of Room at the Bottom'

K. Eric Drexler

Wrote 'Engines of Creation' (1986), formalized molecular manufacturing

Richard Smalley

Nobel Prize 1996 (fullerenes), debated assembler feasibility

Jean-Pierre Sauvage

Nobel Prize 2016 for molecular machines

Fraser Stoddart

Nobel Prize 2016 for molecular machines

Ben Feringa

Nobel Prize 2016 for molecular motors

Don Eigler

First to spell 'IBM' with atoms using STM (1990)

💬 Message to Learners

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