APM related terms
Contents
Clean Terms
Atomically Precise Manufacturing
Defined on the main page.
Atomically Precise Technology
Umberella term for APM and the products creatable with APM.
Mechanosynthesis
Defined on the "mechanosynthesis" page.
Machine Phase
Defined on the "machine phase" page
Machine Phase Chemistry
Defined on the "tooltip chemistry" page.
Diamondoid Materials
Defined on the "diamondoid" page.
Diamondoid Molecular Elements
Dedined on the "diamondoid molecular elements" page.
Here's a suggestion for a more catchy and usable name: crystolecules
Advanced Molecular Machinery
Terms Containing "Nano"
Somewhat acceptable terms
Molecular Nanotechnology
This is the most widely used term for AP technology as of (2013)
Google searches yield the most relevant results when this term is used.
Wikipedia uses this still as the main term Moelcular nanotechnology
Advanced Nanotechnology
There is also advanced nanotechnology in the biological direction, so this term is too unspecific and should be avoided.
Nanomechanics
Ok.
Nanorobotics
Ok.
Nanomedicine
Somewhat vague, medicine has always had subject areas about nano sized compounds.
Terms to Avoid
Nanotechnology
This term is way too generic and has lost its original meaning. See "history" for more information.
Nanobots
Spurs misinformed thoughts of artificial lifeforms.
Nanites
Makes sure one thinks of dangerous "nanobugs".
Nanosubmarines
Not that bad for speculative medical nanodevices but propulsion and interaction with nanobiology is often imagined in wrong nonphysical ways.
Nanobugs
Completely unsuitable.
