Re: [Sci.nanotech] Re: Nanotechnology Redefined



"Oliver 'Ojo' Bedford" <newsojo@xxxxxx> writes:
>> The glossary of "Nanosystems", a book too many people haven't read,
>> says:
>
> Me too. So what?

If you haven't read "Nanosystems", you aren't in a position to discuss
nanotechnology, at least as the term was originally intended.

>> "[...]As introduced by the author, a technology based on the ability
>> to build structures to complex, atomic specifications by means of
>> mechanosynthesis[...]"
>
> Which leads us to the next question: what is mechanosynthesis?
> Organic and inorganic synthesis are classic disciplines of chemistry and
> the term mechanochemistry was coined in 1919 by Wilhelm Ostwald.

That particular fact is discussed at length in "Nanosystems". You
might want to read the book.

Perry

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