Programmable Matter: The New Alchemy

Posted by michael on Tuesday May 6, 2003 @08:11AM from the lead-from-gold dept.

Anonymous Kamath writes "IEEE Spectrum recently published an interview with aerospace-engineer-turned-science-fiction-author Wil McCarthy who's just written his first non-fiction book "Hacking Matter: Levitating Chairs, Quantum Mirages and the Infinite Weirdness of Programmable Atoms" proposing the application of quantum dot technology on a large scale thereby allowing one to control properties of materials at will. Another science fiction author laid down the principles of geostationary satellite communication half a century ago."

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I am the wittiest man in the world! by Thud457 · 2003-05-06 09:07 · Score: 0, Troll

Hawk will kick Magnum's ass any day of the week!

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No by geekoid · 2003-05-06 11:34 · Score: 0, Troll

I am Jonathan Vos Post, former Professor of Astronomy, Active Member of Science Fiction Writers of America, and software geek for 37 years (since 1966)

Jonathan Vos Post
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over 10,000,000 hits in 2002 alone ;)

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