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MOLECULAR ASSEMBLER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-12-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Applications of Automation
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- molecular assembler
1, record 1, English, molecular%20assembler
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- assembler 2, record 1, English, assembler
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In Engines, Drexler introduced the concept of an "assembler," a robotic device with dimensions of a tenth of a micron (a millionth of a meter) or less, that can pick up and position a reactive molecule so that it interacts with another molecule, as though it were a Lego block snapping into place. 2, record 1, English, - molecular%20assembler
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Automatisation et applications
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- assembleur moléculaire
1, record 1, French, assembleur%20mol%C3%A9culaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans la vision d’Eric Drexler, les «assembleurs moléculaires» sont des dispositifs capables de positionner un atome ou une molécule avec une grande précision et de construire ainsi, atome par atome (ou molécule par molécule), des édifices complexes, que l’on peut appeler nano-machines. 1, record 1, French, - assembleur%20mol%C3%A9culaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Automatización y aplicaciones
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- ensamblador molecular
1, record 1, Spanish, ensamblador%20molecular
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- fabricador molecular 1, record 1, Spanish, fabricador%20molecular
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El proceso de fabricación en el que el producto es creado con precisión atómica es denominado nanotecnología molecular o fabricación molecular. La clave de esta capacidad está en el ensamblador molecular, o más correctamente el fabricador molecular, un equivalente de un brazo robótico, pero de tan solo unas decenas de nanómetros de tamaño y de unos pocos millones de átomos. Un ensamblador cogería moléculas o átomos, y guiado por un ordenador, los colocaría con precisión allí donde fuera necesario, construyendo bloques de materia de diferentes formas. 1, record 1, Spanish, - ensamblador%20molecular
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