Fast Development of Nano-Manufactured Products

July 18, 2005 | Source: CRN Science & Technology Essays

Molecular manufacturing nanofactories will open the door to true rapid prototyping.

This will make the technology transformative but also truly disruptive. If it took decades of research to produce breakthrough products, we would have time to adjust. But if breakthrough products can be developed quickly, their effects can pile up too quickly to allow wise policymaking or adjustment.