Re: Nanotechnology "X Prize"

From: Bootstrap Bill (wrcousert_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 10/14/04 

Date: 14 Oct 2004 20:48:08 GMT

"Rory McLean" <rory@romsys.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
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>
> In article <ckjkii02k7f@enews3.newsguy.com>, Bootstrap Bill
> <URL:mailto:wrcousert@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>> Now that the X Prize is won, why not a new challenge? How about $1
>> billion
>> to the first person or company to build a self-replicating assembler?
>
> Do you think a prize for the hopefully simpler objective of an
> assembler for diamondoid objects would be sensible?
>
> I would be quite happy to have assembler components being built
> in a large factory, until we nail down the control issues,
> anyway.
>
> --
> Rory McLean
> rory@romsys.demon.co.uk
>
Ok, how about a much more modest goal. Any machine that can replicate itself
from raw materials regardless of size. Five year goal, $5 million prize.

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