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Nanomachines
Material Science
Christopher Romo

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Definition

A nanomachine, also called a nanite, is a mechanical or electromechanical device whose dimensions are measured in nanometers (millionths of a millimeter, or units of 10-9 meter).

Visionary

During the 1980’s and 1990’s, K. Eric Drexler popularized the potential for nanomachines..
The ultimate goal of nanomachine technology is to build an “assembler” nanomachine that is designed to manipulate matter at the atomic level.
The “assembler” would be able to rearrange atoms from raw materials in order to produce useful items.