Re: Nanotechnology
1 coulomb/second = 6.24 x 10^18 atoms/sec. Assuming an atomic spacing of roughly 10^-10 meters, at that rate it'd take you about 18.5 days to construct one side of the cube with a thickness of 1mm, or almost four months to build another cube. I'd guesstimate another 4 months to build the electronics for it. And then you'd need some way to assemble the pieces.
ok, but how do you build a 10-cm cube inside of a 10-cm cube? :)
nobody@replay.com (Anonymous) wrote:
ok, but how do you build a 10-cm cube inside of a 10-cm cube? :)
Rotate the six faces of the cube so that the squares fit inside, and then unfold it when you're done. Possibly you could build two cubes at once, then have the cube break open and the two 'babies' come out. I think the toughest thing would be to maintain vacuum inside after you assemble the new cubes. Maybe you could launch them out of the atmosphere instead - It'd be a cheap way to build a lunar colony. :)
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