One of the concepts essential to molecular manufacturing is that of a self-replicating manufacturing system. That concept has lagged behind in its acceptance.

  • -- Ralph Merkle 拉尔夫·默克尔

分子制造的基本概念之一是自我复制制造系统。这一概念在接受上落后了。

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A potato can grow quite easily on a very small plot of land. With molecular manufacturing, we'll be able to have distributed manufacturing, which will permit manufacturing at the site using technologies that are low-cost and easily available.

马铃薯可以很容易地在一小块土地上生长。通过分子制造,我们将能够实现分布式制造,这将允许现场制造使用低成本且容易获得的技术。

The laws of physics should allow us to arrange things molecule by molecule and even atom by atom, and at some point it was inevitable that we would develop a technology that would let us do this.

物理定律应该允许我们把东西一个分子一个分子地排列,甚至原子一个原子地排列,在某种程度上,我们不可避免地要开发一种技术,让我们做到这一点。