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The Future of Nanotechnology
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Books prophesying the promise and potential of advanced molecular nanotechnology are appearing with increasing frequency, but few authors are better equipped to write about the subject than Dr. J. Storrs Hall. Dr. Hall, the chief scientist of Nanorex, has spent much of his career exploring subjects which go far beyond the next-generation of technology. In Nanofuture: What's Next for Nanotechnology, Hall extrapolates technological development to the very limits of the physically possible. Nanofuture is written for the layperson, but even the most technically knowledgeable individuals will find it intriguing. For those wanting to explore the ultimate limits of technology, Nanofuture offers a wealth of information as well as a straightforward yet intellectually stimulating read.
Dr. Hall has long been a committed proponent of advanced molecular machine synthesis, and is perhaps best known for inventing the concept of “utility fog”. The author discusses the concept of utility fog – vast swarms of bacteria-sized machines which can connect and disconnect from each other to form myriad shapes and textures – in some detail. Hall claims that foglets would contain “simple onboard controllers and tiny fuel tanks” with “grain-sized units every few millimeters, pea-sized ones every few inches, golf ball-sized ones every few feet”. Utility fog would have a plethora of uses, including the creation of myriad virtual reality scenarios. Whether one finds these predictions even semi-plausible will hinge upon the reader’s acceptance of Hall’s main arguments.
Hall’s fertile imagination ranges from utility fog to nanoengineered skysweepers “a gauze veil the size of a football field [which could] float through the air sweeping the sky” to flying aircars and nanotube-based clothing “less than a tenth the thickness of a human hair” capable of storing “100 billion modern-day PCs into 1% of its volume”. Though some may find it difficult to accept Hall’s assertion that burgeoning technological developments will utterly transform virtually every aspect of life, Dr. Hall clearly has a thorough and comprehensive grasp of the science involved. Those wishing to explore the transformative changes that an advanced machine synthesis could bring to society will find Nanofuture a valuable resource as well as a thought provoking and fascinating read.
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