Nanoscale style machinery at the macroscale
From apm
This page is about using the principles of natural nanomachinery (main focus self assembly by movement driven through intense shaking) for assembly at the macroscale.
For main obstacles see page: Diffusion slowdown blockade
Perhaps also to be covered: Cases where macroscale physics is more limiting compared to nanoscale physics in case of future artificial nanomachinery.
Related
- Diffusion slowdown blockade – a potentail hindrance in the incremental path when scaling up selfassembly levels
- Complementary page to: Macroscale style machinery at the nanoscale
This one is not related to many of the common misconceptions about atomically precise manufacturing though.
- Scaling law – selfassembly driven by shaking (even if artificially introduced) scales badly to the macroscale
- Nonthermal self-assembly – this works well at the macroscale too
Second context:
