Beyond power, other problem in dev. countries is harder or expensive to get parts when you are building something.
I worked in a data acquisition project in south america and we used to request free samples from chipmakers. Now it's harder, some only ship to U.S.
Without going microscopic I think there's a clear trend towards cheap fabrication.
Printers, cnc mills, laser cutters, sensors, data acquisition, everything is getting cheaper.
The explosion of open source hardware is just a matter of time.
I'm taking a course in nanomechanics
this semester and the focus of most
ongoing research is not really about
nanobots or self replicating machines.
In my opinion some of the most interesting outcomes of nanoscience are:
-Materials with novel mechanical or electrical properties.
-Cheap and small measurement instruments with more capabilities. (For exampe: A chemical or biochemical laboratory on a chip)
The medical-nanobot stuff is just to get funding because people think is good to fund science if it will improve our health.
Cameras randomly zooming on the lips of the crowd, if somebody says someting from some "list" of words, they keep tracking that person and make some face recognition also.
They'll be forced to buy diamonds..
The research was sponsored by diamonds producer..
Win-win situation
Even if the findings are not true, they can sell a bunch of diamonds to scientists.
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Beyond power, other problem in dev. countries is harder or expensive to get parts when you are building something. I worked in a data acquisition project in south america and we used to request free samples from chipmakers. Now it's harder, some only ship to U.S.
Why don't you run coaxils along the power lines. (To simplify maintenance and for aesthetics, not putting wires elsewhere)
Without going microscopic I think there's a clear trend towards cheap fabrication. Printers, cnc mills, laser cutters, sensors, data acquisition, everything is getting cheaper. The explosion of open source hardware is just a matter of time.
I'm taking a course in nanomechanics this semester and the focus of most ongoing research is not really about nanobots or self replicating machines. In my opinion some of the most interesting outcomes of nanoscience are: -Materials with novel mechanical or electrical properties. -Cheap and small measurement instruments with more capabilities. (For exampe: A chemical or biochemical laboratory on a chip) The medical-nanobot stuff is just to get funding because people think is good to fund science if it will improve our health.
Cameras randomly zooming on the lips of the crowd, if somebody says someting from some "list" of words, they keep tracking that person and make some face recognition also.
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The cockpit image seems to have a lot of retouching too. The screen in the middle probably can't be seen clearly in an actual photograph.
They'll be forced to buy diamonds.. The research was sponsored by diamonds producer.. Win-win situation Even if the findings are not true, they can sell a bunch of diamonds to scientists.