| This list is based on theoretical underpinnings that seem to be accepted by the scientific community; several decades of work are required to achieve general effectiveness.
High-speed computing and postsilicon electronic devices
Quantum computers (may be much sooner).
True artificial intelligence.
Materials and manufacture
Nanofabrication on a chip.
Smart MEMS.
Medicine and pharmaceuticals
New tools for drug discovery (e.g., ink jet drugs, molecular imprinting for drug manufacture, and the use of human cells as waveguides).
Bio-inspired self-assembling nanosystems (e.g., DNA used as a structural material for building various objects, including electronic circuits).
A one-size-fits-one pharmaceuticals model–vaccines and medicines based on an individual's genome.
Synthetic molecular motors.
Environment and energy
Nanorobotics for nuclear waste management.
Nanofilters to separate isotopes in nuclear fuel processing.
Nanopowders for decontamination. |
