Nanotech
“Stories about aging have traditionally focused on the need for graceful accommodation. The recommended solution to diminishing vigor and impending death was resignation coupled with an effort to achieve closure in practical affairs and personal relationships. Given that nothing could be done to prevent or retard aging, this focus made sense. Rather than fretting about the inevitable, one could aim for peace of mind. Today we face a different situation. While we still lack effective and acceptable means for slowing the aging process, we can identify research directions that might lead to the development of such means in the foreseeable future. “Deathist” stories and ideologies, which counsel passive acceptance, are no longer harmless sources of consolation. They are fatal barriers to urgently needed action.” Nick Bostrom
- Tiny Machines - Richard Feynman. Introducing the concept of nanotechnology.
- Nanotechnology: Molecular Machinery, Manufacturing, and Computation - Eric Drexler. Technical book explaining the fundamentals and implications of nanotechnology.
- Drexler and Smalley make the case for and against nanotechnology - Rudy Baum. Summarizes the Drexler Smalley debate about molecular manufacturing.
- The Prospects of Molecular Manufacturing – Anna-Sofia Lesiv. Discusses the frontier of atomic-scale manufacturing, exploring theoretical capabilities whilst acknowledging challenges.
- About Nano, Molecular Machines Group, 2023 Molecular Machine Design Workshop - Foresight Institute. Various explainers, technology reviews, and state of the art videos about nanotechnology.
- Bottleneck Analysis: Positional Chemistry - Adam Marblestone. Workshop summary that provides a good overview of state of the art and open challenges.
- Protein-based Assemblies and Molecular Machines - David Baker. Current state of the art in protein-based molecular machines.
- Introduction to CadNano - Shawn Douglas, UCSF. Current state of the art in software for molecular machines.
- In-silico design, Visualization, and Analysis of Large DNA and RNA Nanostructures- Erik Poppleton, oxDNA. Current state of the art in software for molecular machines.
- Criss-cross DNA Origami - Will Shih. Current state of the art of DNA origami
- Software-facilitated Design Atomically Precise Manufacture - Andrew Tuberfield. A DNA printing prototype.
- The Science Behind Fold-It - website. Current state of the art in software for molecular machines.
- A Day Made of Glass... Made possible by Corning – Corning Incorporated. Video depicting a world where real-time information is delivered seamlessly and everyday surfaces are transformed into sophisticated electronic devices.