April, 2001 news release reports on a method for creating near-atomic scale silicon nanobumps via the controlled etching of dislocations.
Provides a transcript of the talk that Feynman gave to a meeting of the American Physical Society on the changing nature of the physics field.
Titled "The Coming Revolution In Manufacturing," this transcript of Merkle's testimony to the US Congress outlines the field's future potential.
Covers nanotech's implications for information technology and robotics, and ranks it as the fourth-most important concept for the 21st Century.
Seeks to debunk some of the more extreme claims about the field's future impact, particularly with reference to Drexler's "Engines of Creation."
Reporter Timothy Aeppel describes the field and its ever-expanding horizons, and provides quotes from its key proponents.
Charles Platt predicts the development of the field in such areas as DNA data storage, terraforming of asteroids, and cancer treatment.