long term view molecular nanotechnology sometimes called molecular manufacturing describes engineered nanosystems nanoscale machines operating molecular scale molecular nanotechnology especially associated molecular assembler machine produce desired structure device atom atom using principles mechanosynthesis manufacturing context productive nanosystems related clearly distinguished conventional technologies used manufacture nanomaterials carbon nanotubes nanoparticles term nanotechnology independently coined popularized eric drexler time unaware earlier usage norio taniguchi
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