I did have one silly little 'hope'.  I don't even know if it was an 
original thought or something I'd read over and archived so deeply in my 
brain I don't recall seeing it before.  Total recycling.  Taking a 
substance and breaking it down into it's molecular components (carbon, 
oxygen, silicon, sulfur, iron, etc).  Nanotech may become a vital 
constituent of this process.
I am not the personality to become a fanatic about any particular idea (so 
far) and have more fun reaping the fruits of others labors in areas I 
mainly consider entertainment (and of course the ego boost at watching an 
MTV add on the Sci-Fi channel with a doubter...'the I told you so' thing). 
 I do often wish I had the finances to try an idea.  You gotta spend money 
to make money.
I would like to hear if total recycling has been theorized and how possible 
(given that the technology does not now exist) it may be.
-david_laws@nih.gov
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Those are very interesting ideas, which turned out to work well.  Of 
course
as Edison said 99% of success is perspiration.  Maybe you need to work up
more of a sweat.
Do you have any predictions of the new ideas we will see succeed in the
next decade?
Hal