Comments on: Artificial molecular motor controls molecular transformation http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=4915 examining transformative technology Wed, 03 Apr 2013 18:23:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: flashgordon http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=4915#comment-1106809 flashgordon Fri, 06 Jan 2012 22:25:08 +0000 http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=4915#comment-1106809 This was published a year ago . . . ; This was published a year ago . . . ;

]]> By: Matt Young http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=4915#comment-1106784 Matt Young Fri, 06 Jan 2012 19:02:18 +0000 http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=4915#comment-1106784 The goal is to make methanol: Sun + seawater + co2 -> methanol The goal is to make methanol:
Sun + seawater + co2 -> methanol

]]> By: Felipe Sparks http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=4915#comment-1106759 Felipe Sparks Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:35:26 +0000 http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=4915#comment-1106759 This exercise must be ver precise. I've read several articles about molecular transformation through artificial means. And the science doesn't seem to to be 100% exact yet. Sounds like this is a big step forward. This exercise must be ver precise. I’ve read several articles about molecular transformation through artificial means. And the science doesn’t seem to to be 100% exact yet. Sounds like this is a big step forward.

]]> By: flashgordon http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=4915#comment-1106586 flashgordon Thu, 05 Jan 2012 23:22:01 +0000 http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=4915#comment-1106586 My question is how general is this? Will it only work with certain atoms? One can imagine that they could string up many of these molecular machines and get a molecular manufacturing system going farelly soon; but, it maybe specialized. I'm responding to the Joy responce. The article understands that this produces molecules of a certain kind(chiral). Still, we should be able to make parallel chiral molecule processing and this can be usefull; but, it needs to be able to bootstrap to a more robust general molecular manufacturing system. It's hard to imagine it couldn't. This way may be more direct to a more general nanomanufacturing system than the dna-nanotechnology. My question is how general is this? Will it only work with certain atoms? One can imagine that they could string up many of these molecular machines and get a molecular manufacturing system going farelly soon; but, it maybe specialized.

I’m responding to the Joy responce. The article understands that this produces molecules of a certain kind(chiral). Still, we should be able to make parallel chiral molecule processing and this can be usefull; but, it needs to be able to bootstrap to a more robust general molecular manufacturing system. It’s hard to imagine it couldn’t. This way may be more direct to a more general nanomanufacturing system than the dna-nanotechnology.

]]> By: Joy http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=4915#comment-1106121 Joy Wed, 04 Jan 2012 01:21:20 +0000 http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=4915#comment-1106121 The question is, what will they attempt to build once they have this science perfected? Building molecular machines is complicated enough, so there has to be a plan once it is completed. The question is, what will they attempt to build once they have this science perfected? Building molecular machines is complicated enough, so there has to be a plan once it is completed.

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