Technology level

The technology levels are mainly an advancement in building material quality (stiffness).
But intermingled here is also a change of means of assembly and a transition into PPV vacuum.

Looking at the materials alone one has the building material capability levels.
Somewhat orthogonal to the building material capability levels are the assembly scale capability levels.

• Technology level 0 - early foldamer tec - self assembly
• Step: Introduction of total positional control
• Technology level I - advanced foldamer tec with some positional assembly
• Step: Switch-over to stiffer materials
• Technology level II - in solvent biomineral gem-gum-tec
• Step: Introduction of practically perfect vacuum
• Technology level III - in vacuum gem-gum-tec - main far term target of gem-gum factories reached

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• Beyond the main target: gem-gum nanomedicine

Eventual side products associated with these levels

• Side products of technology level 0
• Side products of technology level I
• Side products of technology level II
• Side products of technology level III
• Products of gem-gum-tec
• Most speculative potential applications

Related

• The incremental path in the among the pathways
• Bridging the gaps
• Bootstrapping

Increasingly difficult materials:

• Foldamers, Highly polycyclic small molecules, Gemstones