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Programmable Matter: The New Alchemy

Posted by michael on 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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  1. FP! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Now suck it, so hard that it bleeds and falls off

  2. Google partner link! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Just like the nytimes, google has a partnership with the IEEE, so you can read the article via this link!

  3. Since I can't read the article by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    can I just let everybody know that TRINITY DIES IN MATRIX RELOADED?

    Thank you. I've got programmable matter: it's called clay. Been around for a while.

  4. Wil McCarthy by Big+Bad+Bulldog!!! · · Score: -1, Troll
    Anonymous Kamath writes "IEEE Spectrum recently published an interview with aerospace-engineer-turned-science-fiction-author Wil McCarthy who's just
    Who's just a dumass! I bet he's so stupid he can't say his OWN GODDAMN NAME!!! WOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
  5. I am the wittiest man in the world! by Thud457 · · Score: 0, Troll

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

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  6. No by geekoid · · 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
    magicdragon.com
    over 10,000,000 hits in 2002 alone ;)

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