Ralph Merkle - An introduction to Molecular Nanotechnology

Ralph Merkle, a leading expert in nanotechnology, gives a non-technical introduction to nanotechnology and the future of manufacturing at the atomic level. From the inaugural Executive Program at Singularity University (www.singularityu.org).

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• Ralph Merkle
• Nanotechnology
• nano
• Singularity University

[seanotube85]

World changing...

[shaylo2006]

what a great way to explain nano

[sweetz666]

@tebogomotlhale Ya its pretty crazy how we use our time and resources to produce such things, imagine all that used on creating good things n happy thing..lol this is what life should be, i dunno why we have weapons we only use them to kill each other, sounds kind of immature and inhuman... man i hope the world comes together soon, and show compassion and Love instead of power and greed...

[tebogomotlhale]

@sweetz666 Well I guess I am imagining things in a rather "too dramatic" an extent :) I mean "guns" must have appeared like they would END THE WORLD upon their first discovery due to the fact that you could kill 10 people by simply firing 10 bullets directly at them WITHOUT engaging in any combat with ANY of them. Nuclear weaponry must have appeared even more so than guns due to the extent of damage that can be done by a single atomic bomb. But we've had them for over a 100 years now and LOL !

[sweetz666]

@tebogomotlhale Hopefully people will not look at destructive ways to use this. Also the word terrorist is a fantasy the US government has made up to keep the monetary structure (economic slavery) alive. Anyone who questions this "monetary system" is considered a terrorist. Are you really afraid of these ppl?

[tebogomotlhale]

probably some1 has already posed this concern : isn't this a rather dangerous and potentially deadly way to enhance life ? Singularity?? Re-arranging "atoms" of nearly everything? Hmm.. it scares the hell out of me! What would biological warfare become with this approach? (child's play, hey!), Nuclear weaponry => child's play too! Terrorists could put the entire planet at risk of Nano-weaponry destruction. I really don't know what to imagine about the devastating possibilities of this!!! :))

[poppyseeds91]

I'M GOING TO MAJOR IN THIS!!! SUPER EXCITED :D

[steezmonster92]

@MrAdvancedAtheist thanks for the suggestion! what's your opinion? I feel as if Merkle's talk ran out of steam at the end. Spectacular talk and excellent explanation. However, it honestly seems like he isn't so knowledgable about the science below the atomic level. He mentions that he exclusively studies atoms and when he receives questions about smalley vs drexler it appears he doesn't have such sound/satisfying answers.

[EmileA266]

Well I just learned a whole ton! Thanks for posting this! He explained and tied together a whole bunch of concepts I had questions about very neatly

[MrAdvancedAtheist]

For an alternative view, google Scott Locklin's blog post, "Nano-nonsense: 25 years of charlatanry."

[LegendLength]

@FutureKnut But in capitalism that's truly free, new companies can step in and create the same product for slightly less. The problem you describe is with patents, which take away freedom (to create).