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| + | A global '''microcomponent redistribution system''' would be a transport network for resources for [[gem-gum factories]]. | ||
| + | [[gem-gum factories]] is what you'll find on its end point terminals. | ||
| + | The outlets of the microcomponent redistribution system could be dubbed '''facucets for things'''. | ||
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| + | = Transported resources = | ||
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| + | * already pre-mechanosynthesized and pre assembled [[microcomponents]] | ||
| + | * resource molecule carrying microcapsules | ||
| + | * eventually duel used for also carrying chemical and or entropic energy | ||
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| + | = Components of a microcomponent redistribution system = | ||
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| + | * Endpoint microcomponent conductors | ||
| + | * Backbone microcomponent conductors | ||
| + | * microcomponent conductor T-forks | ||
| + | * Microcomponent storage caches (scale invariantly distributed) | ||
| + | * Terminal nanofactories | ||
| + | * specialised concuctor assemblingnanofactories | ||
| + | * plugs | ||
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| + | == Microcomponent conductors == | ||
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| + | === Shape look and feels === | ||
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| + | '''Endpoint microcomponent conductors''' might from the outside look very much like current day electrical cables. | ||
| + | Their diameter sufficiently big (not as thin as a thread) such that they | ||
| + | * are well visible | ||
| + | * are easy to pick up by human hand | ||
| + | * are not a cutting threat | ||
| + | Particularly clever metamaterials designs could eventually allow for a convenient cable [[selfdetorsioning]] proterty. | ||
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| + | '''Intercontinental backbone microcomponent conductors''' will be considerably thicker. | ||
| + | And some sized in-between. Hard to tell how big. Some as thick as mains water pipes maybe. | ||
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| + | === Inner structure - cross section === | ||
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| + | While outside they may look like electric cables inside they are very different. <br> | ||
| + | Microcomponent conductors would have ultra low friction solid state mechanical transport inside. | ||
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| + | It would basically be '''a wire thin vacuum pipe mail''' with | ||
| + | [[superlubricity|superlubricating]] [[stratified shear bearings]] as rails. | ||
| + | Just that the rails may go all around and the the inner space is so stuffed that there is barely any vacuum. | ||
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| + | Microcompnents would be packed to small macroscopic packages a bit smaller than the conductors diameter (maybe millimetre sized). | ||
| + | In the backbone conductors packages may come together and travel as multi-packages thereby reducing track surface area and friction. | ||
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| + | There is some remote similarity to internet data-packages today. | ||
| + | Of course matter can't travel at the speed of light by a long shot. | ||
| + | That can be mitigated by: | ||
| + | * local microcomponent caches | ||
| + | * still quite high transport speeds | ||
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| + | Top speeds in Endpoint conductors may be limited by centrifugal forces causing the conductors to get out of control like a water house only much worse. | ||
| + | This could be countered by integrating [[muscle motor]] [[metamaterial]] in the conductor. | ||
| + | As a weird side-effect the conductor could then move itself around like a snake. | ||
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| + | Top transport speeds in longe range intercontinental backbones conductors that run quite straight over long distances ++ | ||
| + | might come close to or exceed the speed of spacecraft in orbit. So several kilometres per second. | ||
| + | These would most likely be deep underground for both land ownership and safety reasons. | ||
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| + | == Motivations - why such a system? == | ||
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| + | * Minimization of [[diamondoid waste]] by enabling more [[recycling]] | ||
| + | * Enabling sometimes practically "instant rezzing" assembly speeds | ||
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| + | Instead of mechanosynthesizing and assembling new microcomponents of type A it's better to use the same the same microcomponents of type A that someone else already has made. Having a very fast microcomponent redistribution system makes it much more likely that such a reuse actually happened. | ||
| + | Rapid version upgrades could throw a wrench into that idea though. | ||
| + | |||
| + | Mechanosynthesis from scratch is more energy inefficient and slower than mere microcomponent recomposition because more and stronger bonds need to be broken and re-formed. Thus a microcomponent redistribution system that makes the latter more likely and common is desirable. | ||
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| + | == Nanofactory Terminals == | ||
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| + | === At home (and portable) === | ||
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| + | In homes a standalone photocopier sized nanofactory permanently attached to the global microcomponent redistribution system might become common. | ||
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| + | Also used at home might be portable laptop or tablet sized nanofactories. | ||
| + | For mobile use you'd plug in and charge up some also portable resource cartridges. | ||
| + | Probably with more commonly used microcomponents and more raw resources. | ||
| + | |||
| + | === On streets === | ||
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| + | They could come out of the street like hydrants. Or telephone cells. | ||
| + | All these terminals would of course double as computing and communication devices. | ||
| + | Eventually even "spawnable" at locations where currently is only a backbone conductor underground. | ||
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| + | Some old asphalt streets might right away get replaced with (nondeteriorating) gem-gum metamaterial streets. | ||
| + | Such streets would naturally come with a microcomponent conductor line integrated. | ||
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| + | === Keyfob sized nanofactory terminals === | ||
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| + | An endpoint microcomponent conductor plug alone without a nanofactory attached is rather useless. | ||
| + | As a minimal seed one could leave a keyfob sized nanofactory on. | ||
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| + | A "redistribution network nanofactory leafs-pawning" functionality could be developed but this seems rather difficult. | ||
| + | Also eventually there is the specialized nanofactory for extending the network all the way to the thin wire like endpoint conductors and plugs. | ||
| + | That specialised nanofactory would alo need a means for being sent away and being recalled. | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Terminal cleanup === | ||
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| + | The idea here is that once a nanofactory terminal is no longer needed | ||
| + | All the microcomponents of the terminal nanofactory can be sent away into microcomponent caches near locations where otheres will likely need them soon. | ||
| + | Or sent to final dissolution recycling. | ||
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| + | == Local microcomponent redistribution systems == | ||
| + | |||
| + | * Marine ships | ||
| + | * Spaceships / space stations | ||
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| + | == Old intro == | ||
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Sometime in the future there might be a global '''microcomponent redistribution system''' running through our streets into our houses leading to faucets where you tap from or dump to [[microcomponents]] (possibly into a portable storage device containing a [[microcmponent transport metamaterial]]). These can then via [[microcomponent recomposer|microcomponent recomposers]] (that are either directly mounted to the faucet or seperate and portable) | Sometime in the future there might be a global '''microcomponent redistribution system''' running through our streets into our houses leading to faucets where you tap from or dump to [[microcomponents]] (possibly into a portable storage device containing a [[microcmponent transport metamaterial]]). These can then via [[microcomponent recomposer|microcomponent recomposers]] (that are either directly mounted to the faucet or seperate and portable) | ||
blazingly fast extruded to whatever (non-biological) thing you need. | blazingly fast extruded to whatever (non-biological) thing you need. | ||
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Related: [[recycling]]. | Related: [[recycling]]. | ||
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== Related == | == Related == | ||
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* [[Recycling]] | * [[Recycling]] | ||
* [[Microcomponent]]s | * [[Microcomponent]]s | ||
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| + | * [[Capsule transport]] | ||
[[Category:Technology level III]] | [[Category:Technology level III]] | ||
[[Category:Site specific definitions]] | [[Category:Site specific definitions]] | ||
Revision as of 22:52, 27 March 2021
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Up: Transportation and transmission
A global microcomponent redistribution system would be a transport network for resources for gem-gum factories. gem-gum factories is what you'll find on its end point terminals. The outlets of the microcomponent redistribution system could be dubbed facucets for things.
Contents
Transported resources
- already pre-mechanosynthesized and pre assembled microcomponents
- resource molecule carrying microcapsules
- eventually duel used for also carrying chemical and or entropic energy
Components of a microcomponent redistribution system
- Endpoint microcomponent conductors
- Backbone microcomponent conductors
- microcomponent conductor T-forks
- Microcomponent storage caches (scale invariantly distributed)
- Terminal nanofactories
- specialised concuctor assemblingnanofactories
- plugs
Microcomponent conductors
Shape look and feels
Endpoint microcomponent conductors might from the outside look very much like current day electrical cables. Their diameter sufficiently big (not as thin as a thread) such that they
- are well visible
- are easy to pick up by human hand
- are not a cutting threat
Particularly clever metamaterials designs could eventually allow for a convenient cable selfdetorsioning proterty.
Intercontinental backbone microcomponent conductors will be considerably thicker. And some sized in-between. Hard to tell how big. Some as thick as mains water pipes maybe.
Inner structure - cross section
While outside they may look like electric cables inside they are very different.
Microcomponent conductors would have ultra low friction solid state mechanical transport inside.
It would basically be a wire thin vacuum pipe mail with superlubricating stratified shear bearings as rails. Just that the rails may go all around and the the inner space is so stuffed that there is barely any vacuum.
Microcompnents would be packed to small macroscopic packages a bit smaller than the conductors diameter (maybe millimetre sized). In the backbone conductors packages may come together and travel as multi-packages thereby reducing track surface area and friction.
There is some remote similarity to internet data-packages today. Of course matter can't travel at the speed of light by a long shot. That can be mitigated by:
- local microcomponent caches
- still quite high transport speeds
Top speeds in Endpoint conductors may be limited by centrifugal forces causing the conductors to get out of control like a water house only much worse. This could be countered by integrating muscle motor metamaterial in the conductor. As a weird side-effect the conductor could then move itself around like a snake.
Top transport speeds in longe range intercontinental backbones conductors that run quite straight over long distances ++ might come close to or exceed the speed of spacecraft in orbit. So several kilometres per second. These would most likely be deep underground for both land ownership and safety reasons.
Motivations - why such a system?
- Minimization of diamondoid waste by enabling more recycling
- Enabling sometimes practically "instant rezzing" assembly speeds
Instead of mechanosynthesizing and assembling new microcomponents of type A it's better to use the same the same microcomponents of type A that someone else already has made. Having a very fast microcomponent redistribution system makes it much more likely that such a reuse actually happened. Rapid version upgrades could throw a wrench into that idea though.
Mechanosynthesis from scratch is more energy inefficient and slower than mere microcomponent recomposition because more and stronger bonds need to be broken and re-formed. Thus a microcomponent redistribution system that makes the latter more likely and common is desirable.
Nanofactory Terminals
At home (and portable)
In homes a standalone photocopier sized nanofactory permanently attached to the global microcomponent redistribution system might become common.
Also used at home might be portable laptop or tablet sized nanofactories. For mobile use you'd plug in and charge up some also portable resource cartridges. Probably with more commonly used microcomponents and more raw resources.
On streets
They could come out of the street like hydrants. Or telephone cells. All these terminals would of course double as computing and communication devices. Eventually even "spawnable" at locations where currently is only a backbone conductor underground.
Some old asphalt streets might right away get replaced with (nondeteriorating) gem-gum metamaterial streets. Such streets would naturally come with a microcomponent conductor line integrated.
Keyfob sized nanofactory terminals
An endpoint microcomponent conductor plug alone without a nanofactory attached is rather useless. As a minimal seed one could leave a keyfob sized nanofactory on.
A "redistribution network nanofactory leafs-pawning" functionality could be developed but this seems rather difficult. Also eventually there is the specialized nanofactory for extending the network all the way to the thin wire like endpoint conductors and plugs. That specialised nanofactory would alo need a means for being sent away and being recalled.
Terminal cleanup
The idea here is that once a nanofactory terminal is no longer needed All the microcomponents of the terminal nanofactory can be sent away into microcomponent caches near locations where otheres will likely need them soon. Or sent to final dissolution recycling.
Local microcomponent redistribution systems
- Marine ships
- Spaceships / space stations
Old intro
Sometime in the future there might be a global microcomponent redistribution system running through our streets into our houses leading to faucets where you tap from or dump to microcomponents (possibly into a portable storage device containing a microcmponent transport metamaterial). These can then via microcomponent recomposers (that are either directly mounted to the faucet or seperate and portable) blazingly fast extruded to whatever (non-biological) thing you need.
This system would be part of an upgraded street infrastructure. Related: recycling.
