Diamond Age Approaching?

CosmicDreams writes "The CRN (Center for Responsible Nanotechnology) reports that nanofactories (like the ones that were installed in every home in Neal Stephenson's Diamond Age) will arrive "almost certainly within 20 years". In short they claim that molecular nanotechnology manufacturing will solve many of the world's problems, catalyze a technologic revolution, and start the greatest arms race we've ever seen. They conclude the risks are so great that we should discuss how to deal with this technology so that we don't kill each other when it arrives."

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[SkunkPussy]

No there won't be nanofactories in everybody's homes in 20 years, that's nonsense! I'd be surprised if there were any within 100 years. And it is naive to think they'll be put to use solving the worlds problems.