Welcome to Molecular Manufacturing. Molecular Manufacturing is the application of atomically precise technologies for a new paradigm shift in manufactuing. Molecular Manufacturing holds the potential to meet many of the greatest global challenges, bringing revolutions in science, medicine, energy, and industry.
Molecular Manufacturing processes use a controlled sequence of operations to build structures with atomic precision. Scanning probe devices achieve this on crystal surfaces. Bio-molecular machines achieve this in living systems. In both technology and nature, the components of complex atomically precise systems are made using atomically precise processes. Below are some of the applications which hold great promise for molecular manufacturing. These were taken from http://www.foresight.org/roadmaps/Nanotech_Roadmap_2007_main.pdf.
- Precisely targeted agents for cancer therapy
- Efficient solar photovoltaic cells
- Efficient, high-power-density fuel cells
- Single molecule and single electron sensors
- Biomedical sensors (in vitro and in vivo)
- High-density computer memory
- Molecular-scale computer circuits
- Selectively permeable membranes
- Highly selective catalysts
- Display and lighting systems
- Responsive (“smart”) materials
- Ultra-high-performance materials


