FAQ's
What is nanotechnology?
One nanometre is one-billionth of a metre or around 80,000 times smaller than the width of a human hair.
The term 'nanotechnology' was initially introduced to describe factories which housed programmable nanomachines, capable of building large complex products with atomic precision and at low cost. This original description is now widely being adopted as the basis for the term 'molecular manufacturing' - also known as 'molecular nanotechnology'.
In recent years, the onset of new products with features on the nanometre scale (i.e. between 0.1 nm and 100 nm) has contributed to the loose redefinition of the term. Coatings, powders and creams are amongst an increasing number of products being labelled with 'nano' and 'nanotechnology'. Nanotechnology is quickly becoming about making nanoscale products instead of nanoscale mechanical systems.
The term 'nanotechnology' can be used to describe the precise manipulation of matter at the nanoscale.
What is molecular manufacturing?
Chemists combine molecules to allow limited, albeit known reactions to occur at predetermined rates, however, molecular manufacturing devices will selectively position and combine molecules at predetermined locations, sequences and rates. Molecular manufacturing will allow for the measurement and repair of molecules and subsequent structures. By holding and controlling the reactions of each molecule with atomic precision, complex structures with superior performance capabilities can be easily built at low cost, limited only by the laws of physics.
The principles behind molecular manufacturing have been subject to wide criticism, analysis and scrutiny by physicists, chemists and mechanical engineers worldwide. Based on our knowledge and understanding of these fields, molecular manufacturing is a viable and inevitable technology. Molecular manufacturing is an anticipated technology which promises to immediately enable a range of products, impossible by today's standard. The consequences of this technology will have intense global impact. It is widely believed that many current global manufacturing processes will become redundant, replaced solely by molecular manufacturing capabilities.
What products will molecular manufacturing make possible?
Molecular manufacturing will be able to make a wide range of superior products, many with unprecedented specifications and abilities. With the ability to program, view, test and manufacture molecular structures at large scales with atomic precision, molecular manufacturing will greatly expand the limits of technology. An advance of this scale brings enormous opportunities.
Materials which are 100 times stronger than those used today, desktop computers with efficient micron scale CPU's containing around 1billion processors, molecularly precise surgery enabling the precise destruction of cancer cells - these are just some of the products enabled by the development of molecular manufacturing. Molecular manufacturing systems will also be capable of making more molecular manufacturing systems.
How can molecular manufacturing make large products?
Convergent assembly is one of a number of methods proposed for making products in molecular manufacturing systems. It should enable the manufacture of large scale products at a rate of one metre every 40 seconds. Simply put, convergent assembly can quickly build large scale products from nanoscale parts.
Through a simple and methodical approach, small parts converge to form larger parts. In the first stage, nanoscale mills, conveyors and other tools prepare and assemble molecules into molecular building blocks at nanometre scales. These building blocks converge to make larger building blocks with molecular seams. These larger blocks then converge to make even larger blocks, and so forth. At the final stage, all the large building blocks converge to form the full sized product.
A large range of products can be manufactured from such a process, including ones that include parts which are freely moving once the assembly process is complete.
Can I invest in Marion Nanosystems?
Yes. We welcome individuals and companies wishing to invest in Marion Nanosystems to contact us directly. Call us to request an investor pack.
Is Marion Nanosystems listed on the ASX?
No. Marion Nanosystems is a private company.
Can I apply for a job?
Yes. Please see our careers page for further details.
Can I visit Marion Nanosystems?
Yes. Students and professionals working in related fields are welcome to visit us. Contact us well in advance with details of what you hope to achieve by visiting us. We will do our best to find a mutually convenient time for you to visit.
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