Re: Nanotech Arms Race

mark@unicorn.com
Mon, 25 Jan 1999 06:52:28 -0800 (PST)

Anders Sandberg [asa@nada.kth.se] wrote:
>Does this approach really work for nanoscale pellets? I have the
>impression that the wavelength of the laser light ought to be much
>shorter than the size of the pellet.

I don't remember the details, but I do remember there were many unanswered technical issues; whether they're solvable is another question, but people were impressed enough at the time that nuclear nanobots might be possible, as they'd previously assumed they'd be limited to chemical energy.

Mark