The Rotary Assembler
One of the machines that will be possible using the new-found ability to manipulate single molecules and atoms is illustrated here. This vaguely CD-ROM-like machine assembles other nanomechanical systems by means of 5 degrees-of-freedom tips that pick molecules off the upper platter, rotate down and deposit them on the product arrays of the lower platter.
Courtesy of and Copyright ©Philippe Van Nedervelde (Click on the image to see a 1MB MPG movie.)
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