Small machines
Abstract
Over the last fifty years, small has emerged as the new big thing. The reduction of information and electronics to nanometer dimensions has revolutionized science, technology, and society. Now scientists and engineers are creating physical machines that operate at the nanoscale. Using approaches ranging from lithographic patterning to the co-opting of biological machinery, new devices are being built that can navigate, sense, and alter the nanoscale world. In the coming decades, these machines will have enormous impact in fields ranging from biotechnology to quantum physics, blurring the boundary between technology and life. © 2012 by the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.
Date Published
Journal
Daedalus
Volume
141
Issue
3
Number of Pages
35-44,
URL
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84863933254&doi=10.1162%2fDAED_a_00159&partnerID=40&md5=2005bc8444661755d2fb42b700d87879
DOI
10.1162/DAED_a_00159
Group (Lab)
Paul McEuen Group