Re: Nanotech garbage processor?


"Ahem A Rivet's Shot" <ste...@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
STJensen <RecreationalPo...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
"Ahem A Rivet's Shot" <ste...@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I don't think a general purpose disassembler is feasible either[,]
primarily because breaking of molecular bonds (particularly ionic
ones) can be very hard indeed (consider separating the sodium
from the chlorine in table salt).

[snip]

Second, what about then "just" separating out molecules and
making stockpiles of them. =A0For example, all salt in one vat.

=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 Now that may well be much more feasible.

Great. I'd appreciate yours and anyone else's thoughts on this. That
means yours, Jim! *laugh*

Such as how much easier would it be? How large could the molecules
get? This last question then affecting how wide the pipeline needs to
be.

General purpose assembler is probably easier because you can
assume the feed material to be provided in a convenient form. Getting=
it
that way may well be a problem best solved by traditional bulk method=
s.

But then you're still left with junk when it breaks down. =A0I don't in
the slightest believe in doomsday gray goo, but, if we don't
disassemble what we build, that might become a form of gray goo.
Nanojunk.

=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 Yep and that is indeed a problem, especially if it's been=
made to
be tough.

So how could a universal dissembler tackle such a problem?

Scott Jensen

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