Re: [Sci.nanotech] Moving Closer to a Manufacturing Revolution


"Fred Chen" <flipsu5@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> It is presumed at the very beginning that the building blocks (on the
> order of nanometer scale) are cubes. See
> http://wise-nano.org/w/MM_primitive_systems
>
> Can the scheme be modified to fit round nanostructures, e.g. nanotubes
> or nanospheres?

Chris's article says "A cube standing on one corner would have an
appropriate shape and orientation to form a solid structure, but many
shapes will work." Much depends on the surface structure of the building
blocks.

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