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	Ideas and Publications Introduction to Nanotechnology Nanotechnology Basics: For Students and Other Learners Managing Magic Nanotechnology on an Upward Slope (PPT) The Next Industrial Revolution (PPT) Creating Policy for Advanced Nanotechnology (PPT) Nano Simulation 5-Minute Nanosystems CRN Research: Results of Our Ongoing Research Timeline for Molecular Manufacturing Focusing on Assemblers Personal Nanofactories (PNs) Products of Molecular Manufacturing Benefits of Molecular Manufacturing Medical Benefits of Molecular Nanotechnology Dangers of Molecular Manufacturing No Simple Solutions Administration Options Possible Technical Restrictions The Need for International Control The Need for Immediate Action A Solution that Balances Many Interests The Need for Early Development The Need for International Development Thirty Essential Nanotechnology Studies 1. Is mechanically guided chemistry a viable basis for a manufacturing technology? 2. To what extent is molecular manufacturing counterintuitive and underappreciated in a way that causes underestimation of its importance? 3. What is the performance and potential of diamondoid machine-phase chemical manufacturing and products? 4. What is the performance and potential of biological programmable manufacturing and products? 5. What is the performance and potential of nucleic acid manufacturing and products? 6. What other chemistries and options should be studied? 7. What applicable sensing, manipulation, and fabrication tools exist? 8. What will be required to develop diamondoid machine-phase chemical manufacturing and products? 9. What will be required to develop biological programmable manufacturing and products? 10. What will be required to develop nucleic acid manufacturing and products? 11. How rapidly will the cost of development decrease? 12. How could an effective development program be structured? 13. What is the probable capability of the manufacturing system? 14. How capable will the products be? 15. What will the products cost? 16. How rapidly could products be designed? 17. Which of today's products will the system make more accessible or cheaper? 18. What new products will the system make accessible? 19. What impact will the system have on production and distribution? 20. What effect will molecular manufacturing have on military and government capability and planning, considering the implications of arms races and unbalanced development? 21. What effect will this have on macro- and microeconomics? 22. How can proliferation and use of nanofactories and their products be limited? 23. What effect will this have on policing? 24. What beneficial or desirable effects could this have? 25. What effect could this have on civil rights and liberties? 26. What are the disaster/disruption scenarios? 27. What effect could this have on geopolitics? 28. What policies toward development of molecular manufacturing does all this suggest? 29. What policies toward administration of molecular manufacturing does all this suggest? 30. How can appropriate policy be made and implemented? Log of Updates Published Papers Accurately Describing a Technology That Does Not Yet Exist Applying the Precautionary Principle to Nanotechnology Bridges to Safety, and Bridges to Progress Commentary on Royal Society Nanotechnology Workshop Design of a Primitive Nanofactory Developing Molecular Manufacturing Molecular Manufacturing: Start Planning Molecular Manufacturing: What, Why and How Of Chemistry, Nanobots, and Policy Projected Environmental Impacts of Molecular Manufacturing Safe Exponential Manufacturing Safe Utilization of Advanced Nanotechnology Technical Commentary on Greenpeace Nanotechnology Report Thirty Essential Nanotechnology Studies Three Systems of Action: A Proposed Application for Effective Administration of Molecular Nanotechnology Briefing Documents Five-Minute Molecular Manufacturing Grey Goo is a Small Issue Nanobots Not Needed CRN Global Task Force Essays CRN Global Task Force Scenario Series Science and Technology Essays - 2004 Science and Technology Essays - 2005 Science and Technology Essays - 2006 Science and Technology Essays - 2007 Science and Technology Essays - 2008 Sander Olson Interviews Andrew Adamatzky Michael Anissimov Damien Broderick Jeff Chinn Hugo DeGaris André DeHon Jack Dunietz Ali Eftekhari Glenn Fishbine Robert A. Freitas Jr. Britt Gillette J. Storrs Hall Jeffrey Harrow Eric Henderson Francis Heylighen Ray Kurzweil Gary Mezo Jagdish Narayan Christine Peterson Chris Phoenix Deepak Srivistava James Talton Adrian Tymes David Vivancos Asking the Right Questions U.S. Nanotechnology Policy — Missing the Point Commentary on Nano CRN Glossary
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