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Some general information about nanotechnology is available at URL ftp://ftp.parc.xerox.com/pub/nano/nano.html.

  
Feynman '60
Richard Feynman. "There's plenty of room at the bottom: An invitation to enter a new field of physics." Engineering and Science, February 1960. Reprinted in Crandall & Lewis '92.

  

Merkle '91
Ralph C. Merkle. "Computational nanotechnology." Nanotechnology 2:134-141, 1991. Postscript at URL ftp://ftp.parc.xerox.com/pub/nano/compNanoArticle.ps.

  

Drexler '91
K. Eric Drexler. "Molecular directions in nanotechnology." Nanotechnology 2:113-118, 1991.

  

Werthamer et al. '92
N. Richard Werthamer; K. Eric Drexler; Susan G. Hadden and Jorge Chapa. "Nanotechnology: The Past and the Future." Letters to the editor, Science Jan. 17, 1992, pp. 268-269.

  

Drexler '92
K. Eric Drexler. Nanosystems: Molecular Machinery, Manufacturing, and Computation. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, 1992. More information at URL ftp://ftp.parc.xerox.com/pub/nano/nanosystems.html.

  

Crandall & Lewis '92
B. C. Crandall and James Lewis, editors. Nanotechnology: Research and Perspectives. The MIT Press, 1992. Papers from the First Foresight Conference on Nanotechnology.
  • Drexler, Overview & Introduction.
  • "Molecular Systems Engineering."
  • "Atomic Imaging and Positioning," Foster.
  • "Design and Characterization of 4-Helix Bundle Proteins," Handel.
  • "Design of Self-Assembling Molecular Systems: Elctrostatic Structural Enforcement in Low-Dimensional Molecular Solids," Ward.
  • "Molecular Engineering in Japan: Progress toward Nanotechnology," Sasabe.
  • "Strategies for Molecular Systems Engineering," Drexler.
  • "Molecular Electronics," Birge.
  • "Quantum Transistors and Integrated Circuits," Capasso.
  • "Fundamental Physical Constraints on the Computational Process," Norman Margolus.
  • "Nanotechnology from a Micromachinist's Point of View," Mallon.
  • "What Major Problems Need to Be Overcome to Design and Build Molecular Systems?" Drexler et. al.
  • "Possible Medical Applications of Nanotechnology: Hints from the Field of Aging Research," Fahy.
  • "The Future of Computation," Joy.
  • "Economic Consequences of New Technologies," Tullock.
  • "The Risks of Nanotechnology," Ralph C. Merkle.
  • "Fears and Hopes of an Environmentalist for Nanotechnology."
  • "The Weapon of Openness," Kantrowitz.
  • "What Public Policy Pitfalls Can Be Avoided in the Development and Regulation of Nanotechnology?" Drexler et. al.
  • "Machines of Inner Space," Drexler.
  • "There's Plenty of Room at the Bottom: An Invitation to Enter a New Field of Physics," Feynman.
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    Merkle '93
    Ralph C. Merkle. "Two types of mechanical reversible logic." Nanotechnology 4:114-131, 1993. Postscript at URL ftp://ftp.parc.xerox.com/pub/nano/mechano.ps.

      

    Hall '94
    J. Storrs Hall. "Nanocomputers and reversible logic." Nanotechnology 5:157-167, 1994.

      

    DeMara et al. '94
    R. DeMara, R. Mercer, and M. Ebel. "Helical latch for scalable Boolean logic operations." Nanotechnology 5:137-156, 1994.

      

    Drexler '95
    K. Eric Drexler. "Atoms as Bits." Talk at MIT Media Lab, March 15, 1995.

    Theme: "Being digital all the way down." Not much new information. A memorable quote: "I have a brain the size and composition of a meatloaf and they expect me to think."

      

    Muller et al. '95
    Wolfgang T. Müller, David L. Klein, Thomas Lee, John Clarke, Paul L. McEuen and Peter G. Schultz. "A Strategy for the Chemical Synthesis of Nanostructures." Science 268:272-273, Apr. 14, 1995.

    ... using an Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) tip.

    - Michael P. Frank, September 12, 1995. Formatted using HyperLaTeX-1.3.

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