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[[File:Possibility_space_overview_-_original_size.svg|450px|thumb|right|Main article: "[[possibility space]]"<br>'''TODO: reformat to be more vertical and reformulate''']]
* (1) R&D with <br>(1a) untargeted research discovering more surprising pathway entry points <br>(1b) targeted engineering marching forward on identified pathway entry points;
* (2) [[Pathways to advanced APM systems|path]], especially [[incremental path]] with three technology levels ([[Technology level I|2a]],[[Technology level II|2b]],[[Technology level III|2c]]);
* (3) target backward [[preparatory design]]
* (4) far off target: [[Nanofactory|gem-gum factory]];
* (5a) [[gemstone based metamaterial]]s, <br>(5b) [[Products of advanced atomically precise manufacturing|advanced products]] and <br>(5c) more abstract consequences ([[Opportunities|good]] and [[Dangers|bad]]) hard to quantify and blurring into speculation
* (green areas) [[Exploratory engineering]]. (dark green) known today.
Template:Cutting edge (wiki-TODO: make cutting edge info-box with: sketch of structural DNA hinge mechanism & atom placement demo) (wiki-TODO: add infobox with structural DNA hinge left and atom placement example right – plus contxt images?)
(wiki-TODO: Nanofactory introduction infobox: both images need to go - (not anymore?)! make new better sketch of nanofactory - maybe add censored products pic - ditch or improve on covergent assemby)