Comments on: Advanced nanofactories in twenty years? http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=4926 examining transformative technology Wed, 03 Apr 2013 18:23:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Alvin Steinberg http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=4926#comment-1113218 Alvin Steinberg Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:53:27 +0000 http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=4926#comment-1113218 The National Institutes of Health increased there biomedical nanotechnology research from about $200,000,000 to more than $400,000,000. The National Institutes of Health increased there biomedical nanotechnology research from about $200,000,000 to more than $400,000,000.

]]> By: Chris Phoenix http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=4926#comment-1113210 Chris Phoenix Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:56:55 +0000 http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=4926#comment-1113210 Astroturf trolls. Your kneejerk accusation of "rent seeking" would be more believable if these particular nanotechnologists had ever gotten any "rent." SenatorMark4 doesn't realize that he's not talking about molecular manufacturing. Mark Plus throws around accusations with no evidence. People who pursue due diligence will realize that molecular manufacturing is already at TRL 3. Astroturf trolls. Your kneejerk accusation of “rent seeking” would be more believable if these particular nanotechnologists had ever gotten any “rent.”

SenatorMark4 doesn’t realize that he’s not talking about molecular manufacturing.

Mark Plus throws around accusations with no evidence.

People who pursue due diligence will realize that molecular manufacturing is already at TRL 3.

]]> By: spinoneone http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=4926#comment-1108563 spinoneone Sun, 15 Jan 2012 18:10:59 +0000 http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=4926#comment-1108563 O.K., point taken. However, we need to be prepared for "nanotechnology" to be the next enviro firestorm. You know the scenario - the little "critters" get loose from the lab and havoc ensues. O.K., point taken. However, we need to be prepared for “nanotechnology” to be the next enviro firestorm. You know the scenario – the little “critters” get loose from the lab and havoc ensues.

]]> By: SenatorMark4 http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=4926#comment-1108538 SenatorMark4 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 15:07:17 +0000 http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=4926#comment-1108538 Rent seeking again when all they have to do is produce a positive vision and make it a contest. American people are great at getting involved in ideas. PIcture a contest to embed the photosynthetic chain on a cracker and having a few million in prizes for the one that make the most progress. Follow that with another contest to complete the chain and this time make it on a substrate that is strong enough to live on your roof. At that point we enter the hydrogen economy and we can quit resorting to pissing on Taliban and just let them eat sand. Rent seeking again when all they have to do is produce a positive vision and make it a contest. American people are great at getting involved in ideas. PIcture a contest to embed the photosynthetic chain on a cracker and having a few million in prizes for the one that make the most progress. Follow that with another contest to complete the chain and this time make it on a substrate that is strong enough to live on your roof. At that point we enter the hydrogen economy and we can quit resorting to pissing on Taliban and just let them eat sand.

]]> By: Mark Plus http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=4926#comment-1108384 Mark Plus Sat, 14 Jan 2012 16:10:29 +0000 http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=4926#comment-1108384 Another 20 years, eh? Sounds like another attempt by "nanotechnologists" at rent seeking. People with a lot of money who pursue due diligence into the history of this mirage will eventually see it as a scam. Another 20 years, eh? Sounds like another attempt by “nanotechnologists” at rent seeking. People with a lot of money who pursue due diligence into the history of this mirage will eventually see it as a scam.

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