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Assembler
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A general-purpose device for molecular manufacturing capable of guiding chemical reactions by positioning molecules.
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Atom
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The smallest unit of a chemical element, about a third of a nanometer in diameter. Atoms make up molecules and solid objects.
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Atomic Force Microscope (AFM)
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An instrument able to image surfaces to molecular accuracy by mechanically probing their surface contours. A kind of proximal probe. An AFM works by bringing the tip of a scanning needle in contact with a sample surface (the needle has a downward force exerted on it by a spring-like cantilever mechanism). The AFM then measures the tiny upward and downward motions of the tip mechanism as it drags the tip over the surface.
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Automated Engineering
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Engineering design done by a computer system, generating detailed designs from broad specifications with little or no human help.
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Automated manufacturing
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Nanotechnology based manufacturing requiring little human labor.
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