Opportunities
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Problems that will be not too hard to solve with AP Technology are:
- removal of carbon dioxide to stop and reverse climate change (mobile carbon dioxide collector buyos, mobile carbon dioxide collector balloons, geoengineering)
- resolving energy storage problems with energy storage cells and chemomechanical converters
- beside radical improvements in storing energy also significant improvements in gaining energy and efficient usage of energy
- ending energy scarcity e.g. via solar street pavings using diamondoid solar cells & other energy harvesting methods like e.g. geothermal energy via improved deep drilling capabilities.
- near 100% reduction of the enegry necessary for heating indoor living spaces through highly effective thermal isolation metamaterials (architectural engineering)
- stopping dependence on scarce elements via usage of metamaterials based upon diamondoids comprised out of abundant elements. (no more mining the deep sea)
- better alternatives to PET drinking bottles and plastic shopping bags - spill
- avoidance of release of toxic chemicals into the environment (e.g. metamaterial rubbers do not need plasticizers)
- avoidance of poison leaching food packaging (possible source of allergies)
- Ending the clear-cutting & giving back agricultural area to nature. To some extent reducing the excessive space usage of agriculture (cheap glass houses)
- capture of seaborne plastic waste: great pacific garbage patch
- repair of dead zones (wikipedia) in our oceans by removing excessive nutrients and adding oxygen. (geoengineering)
- stopping population boom via rising and equilibrating global wealth.
- better accommodation for the homeless (AP suit, minimal temporary housing)
- mending the lack of good global freshwater supply due to cheap energy easy desalination and improved transport (filters)
- making our advanced civilization a great deal more disaster proof - for recovery from when things gone horribly wrong
- major improvement of public transport and general transport infrastructure (upgraded street infrastructure)
- fast silent and dust free big scale construction zones without cranes
- replacement of concrete and asphalt
- material delivery possibly through a global microcomponent redistribution system akin to a high-tech tube mail
- much safer gas pipes - solid state micro encapsulated - no more gas leaks - no more explosion accidents
- prevention of failure of large scale structures (e.g. bridges) through interspersion of materials with sensing elements - exactly defined breakage pattern in the worst case
- protection against some of the natural disasters that are easier to handle
- alleviating traffic congestions
- better access to space and the deep sea
- richer and more colorful environment - (e.g. techno plants)
- cumulative fashion design - clothing, jewelry
Problems that will be hard to tackle even with AP Technology:
These fall mostly under category of issues with waste:
- cleanup of highly dispersed radioactive contaminations in the ground
- cleanup of old landfills that are remnants of today's technology
- dealing with the new dangers of AP technology e.g. waste management (and avoidance of landfills or similar)
- cleaning up of space debris (maybe?)
Others are:
- social and financial stability and well being in the time of most rapid change and thereafter
- protection against some natural disasters that are more difficult to handle (e.g. volcanoes & earthquakes)
Further Notes
More concrete applications can be found on the "Products of advanced atomically precise manufacturing" page.
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