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Apm: /* Funded by spare money of independent private agents */

2021-03-15T12:27:56Z

Funded by spare money of independent private agents

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	== Funded by spare money of independent private agents ==		== Funded by spare money of independent private agents ==

	* Amount of funding to expect: Very small to medium.		* Amount of funding to expect: – Very small to medium.
	* Level of sidetracking attractors: Zero <br> There is zero necessity to focus on any distracting short term targets.		* Level of sidetracking attractors: – Zero <br> <small>There is zero necessity to focus on any distracting short term targets.</small>
	* Expected contribution to relevant progress: None to minimal		* Expected contribution to relevant progress: – None to minimal
	* Status: It seems no one has tried and as of yet (2021) -- **		* Status: – It seems no one has tried and as of yet (2021) -- **

	'''In the context of foldamer R&D and mechanosynthesis prototyping''' <br>		'''In the context of foldamer R&D and mechanosynthesis prototyping:''' <br>
	it seems likely that such funding is insufficient to do anything of matter
			It seems likely that such funding is insufficient to do anything of matter
	for most of the few that would be inclined to look into this that way.		for most of the few that would be inclined to look into this that way.

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	* may not withstand being dried out. They might shrivel up and warp.		* may not withstand being dried out. They might shrivel up and warp.

	'''In the context of prototyping of self replicating robotics''' <br>		'''In the context of prototyping of self replicating robotics:''' <br>
	~~such~~ funding might suffice for a little bit of contribution to progress.		Such funding might suffice for a little bit of contribution to progress.

	= Related =		= Related =

Apm: /* Funded new-age crypto-style -- a token for the project */ improvements

2021-03-15T12:25:18Z

Funded new-age crypto-style -- a token for the project: improvements

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	== Funded new-age crypto-style -- a token for the project ==		== Funded new-age crypto-style -- a token for the project ==

	* Amount of funding to expect: rather unpredictable and irrational		* Amount of funding to expect: – rather unpredictable and irrational
	* Level of sidetracking attractors: Medium/unknown		* Level of sidetracking attractors: – Medium/unknown
	* Expected contribution to relevant progress: Eventually big		* Expected contribution to relevant progress: – Eventually big
	* Status: It seems no one has tried this as of yet (2021)		* Status: – It seems no one has tried this as of yet (2021)

	* Similar to conventional startup approach and maybe overlapping ~~to classic startup~~		Similar to conventional startup approach and maybe overlapping with that approach a bit <br>
	* More emphasis on open development -- ~~may come enforced by open auditability philosophy~~		This approach may come with a stronger self enforcing focus on open development <br>
			given the inherent open audibility philosophy that comes with that space.

			This may be the only approach capable to break open the still <br>
			very high propietaryness and non-open-source-ness of the medical and pharma R&D space.

	== Funded by fans of a media coverage of progress - private patreons ==		== Funded by fans of a media coverage of progress - private patreons ==

Apm: all headline made to start with capitals

2021-03-15T12:16:29Z

all headline made to start with capitals

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	This particular work had no dedicated focus on nanoscale physics though.		This particular work had no dedicated focus on nanoscale physics though.

	== ~~funded~~ by classic startup approach ==		== Funded by classic startup approach ==

	* Amount of funding to expect: – rather high to very high		* Amount of funding to expect: – rather high to very high
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	Big issue: Investors need rather short term targets. And it is extremely hard to find profitable short therm targets that are not strong distractions.		Big issue: Investors need rather short term targets. And it is extremely hard to find profitable short therm targets that are not strong distractions.

	== ~~funded~~ new-age crypto-style -- a token for the project ==		== Funded new-age crypto-style -- a token for the project ==

	* Amount of funding to expect: rather unpredictable and irrational		* Amount of funding to expect: rather unpredictable and irrational

Apm: /* funded by classic startup approach */

2021-03-15T12:15:35Z

funded by classic startup approach

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	== funded by classic startup approach ==		== funded by classic startup approach ==

	* Amount of funding to expect: rather high to very high		* Amount of funding to expect: – rather high to very high
	* Level of sidetracking attractors: Very high		* Level of sidetracking attractors: – Very high
	* Expected contribution to relevant progress: Eventually big (but risk of lock-in)		* Expected contribution to relevant progress: – Eventually big (but risk of lock-in)
	* Status: There have been attempts.		* Status: – There have been attempts.

	* Higest risk of going into a ~~strong~~ closed source direction with heavy corporate intellectual ~~property despite eventually present~~ intentions ~~for~~ openness		This kind of funding seems to bear the higest risk of going into a strongly closed source direction with heavy focus on corporate intellectual. Even if intentions of founders are to aim at openness.
	* Investors need rather short term targets.
			Big issue: Investors need rather short term targets. And it is extremely hard to find profitable short therm targets that are not strong distractions.

	== funded new-age crypto-style -- a token for the project ==		== funded new-age crypto-style -- a token for the project ==

Apm: /* Funded by educational institution */ improvements

2021-03-15T12:10:35Z

Funded by educational institution: improvements

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	* Level of sidetracking attractors: Varies.		* Level of sidetracking attractors: Varies.
	* Expected contribution to relevant progress: Big/Notable.		* Expected contribution to relevant progress: Big/Notable.
	* Status: There ~~have~~ been some more or less targeted work done.		* Status: There has been some more or less targeted work done.

	'''In the context of foldamer R&D ~~and mechanosynthesis prototyping~~''' <br>		Particularly noteworthy:
	Pretty much all the stuff on the ~~page~~ [[Foldamer R&D]] <br>
	{{wikitodo\| add ref to silicon mechsynth experiments & }}		'''In the context of foldamer R&D''' <br>
			Pretty much all the stuff on the pages: [[Foldamer R&D]] <br>
			And pretty much all on the foldamer section on the page of: [[Present-forward development]]

			'''In the context of mechanosynthesis prototyping''' <br>
			{{wikitodo\| add ref to silicon mechsynth experiments somehow}} <br>
			Pretty much all on the mechanosynthesis prototyping section on the page of: [[Present-forward development]]

	'''In the context of prototyping of self replicating robotics''' <br>		'''In the context of prototyping of self replicating robotics''' <br>
	E.g. Matt Moses demonstration system. See: [[Self replication]]. <br>		E.g. Matt Moses demonstration system. See: [[Self replication]]. <br>
	This had no dedicated focus on nanoscale physics though.		This particular work had no dedicated focus on nanoscale physics though.

	== funded by classic startup approach ==		== funded by classic startup approach ==

Apm: basic version -- likely still many mistakes

2021-03-15T11:46:51Z

basic version -- likely still many mistakes

New page

= Funding contexts and their degree of viability =

== Funded by educational institution ==

* Amount of funding to expect: Small to high.
* Level of sidetracking attractors: Varies.
* Expected contribution to relevant progress: Big/Notable.
* Status: There have been some more or less targeted work done.

'''In the context of foldamer R&D and mechanosynthesis prototyping''' 
Pretty much all the stuff on the page [[Foldamer R&D]] 
{{wikitodo| add ref to silicon mechsynth experiments & }}

'''In the context of prototyping of self replicating robotics''' 
E.g. Matt Moses demonstration system. See: [[Self replication]]. 
This had no dedicated focus on nanoscale physics though.

== funded by classic startup approach ==

* Amount of funding to expect: rather high to very high
* Level of sidetracking attractors: Very high
* Expected contribution to relevant progress: Eventually big (but risk of lock-in)
* Status: There have been attempts.

* Higest risk of going into a strong closed source direction with heavy corporate intellectual property despite eventually present intentions for openness
* Investors need rather short term targets.

== funded new-age crypto-style -- a token for the project ==

* Amount of funding to expect: rather unpredictable and irrational
* Level of sidetracking attractors: Medium/unknown
* Expected contribution to relevant progress: Eventually big
* Status: It seems no one has tried this as of yet (2021)

* Similar to conventional startup approach and maybe overlapping to classic startup
* More emphasis on open development -- may come enforced by open auditability philosophy

== Funded by fans of a media coverage of progress - private patreons ==

* Amount of funding to expect: small to considerable
* Level of sidetracking attractors: Minimal
* Expected contribution to relevant progress: Minimal to notable
* Status: It seems no one has tried this as of yet (2021)

'''In the context of foldamer R&D and mechanosynthesis prototyping''' 
The situation might be a bit better than in the case of private agent funding but not much.

'''In the context of prototyping of self replicating robotics''' 
This one might be quite promising 
There are several existing robotic projects that are quite comparable in nature. 
(Marble machine X, OpenDog, ...)

== Funded by spare money of independent private agents ==

* Amount of funding to expect: Very small to medium.
* Level of sidetracking attractors: Zero There is zero necessity to focus on any distracting short term targets.
* Expected contribution to relevant progress: None to minimal
* Status: It seems no one has tried and as of yet (2021) -- **

'''In the context of foldamer R&D and mechanosynthesis prototyping''' 
it seems likely that such funding is insufficient to do anything of matter
for most of the few that would be inclined to look into this that way.

Only very small foldamer assemblies are affordable
And the only affordable crude analysis tools would be
DIY SPM microscopes or at best small cheap commercial ones.

There are instructions for very chap scannning tunneling SPMs that allow imaging of single atoms in the living room. 
But: These work only with current and only in air. Thus they work only on highly inert electrically conductive surfaces like e.g. gold or graphite.
All DIY level atomic force SPMs (AFMs with published building instructions as of 2021) had nowhere near atomic resolution.
The achievable resolution of DIY AFMs might suffice to image and manipulate bigger self assembled structures like e.g. the biggest structural DNA nanotech assemblies. But these are:
* too expensive (very many different types of DNA oligomers to make)
* too low in yield to make and
* may not withstand being dried out. They might shrivel up and warp.

'''In the context of prototyping of self replicating robotics''' 
such funding might suffice for a little bit of contribution to progress.

= Related =

* [[Present-forward development]]
* [[Future-backward development]]