IMM promotes the advancement of molecular manufacturing by funding direct research, and by presenting at meetings, seminars, and conferences.
2024
Neil Jacobstein, Lecture to Large Power Producers on AI and Atomically Precise Manufacturing. New Orleans Jan 2024.
Neil Jacobstein, Lecture to Medical Consortium on AI and Atomically Precise Manufacturing. March 2024.
Neil Jacobstein, Lecture to International Journalists at Queen Elizabeth Conference Center on AI and Atomically Precise Manufacturing. April 2024.
Neil Jacobstein, Lecture to University of Otago Business School on AI and Atomically Precise Manufacturing. Zoom. June 2024.
J. Storrs Hall PhD, Published, “Nanotechnology: A Primer for Policymakers.” https://abundance.institute/articles/nanotechnology-a-primer-for-policymakers.
J. Storrs Hall PhD, Presented the following lectures at Enterprise State Community College, Enterprise, Alabama for the 2023 Science and Philosophy Seminar series:
March: “Energy!!! And a little climate.”
October: “The Robots are Coming! But how fast?”
December: “Fusion: The Energy of the Future!–but when?”
Ted Kaehler, Participated in a series of weekly meetings of Jeremy Barton’s, NanoDynamics Institute to gather data for a Systems Analysis of the probability of success of various paths to create atomically precise manufacturing.
Ted Kaehler, Attended the Foresight Institute’s, “Molecular Systems Engineering Platform Workshop,” & “Nanomachines Design Workshop,” October 4-6, 2024.
2023
Tad Hogg, Contributed to Foresight Molecular Machines group and participated in their 2023 molecular manufacturing workshop.
Tad Hogg, Edited the entire, “Foresight Institute 2023 Workshop Molecular Manufacturing Architectures Report.”
J. Storrs Hall PhD, presented the following lectures at Enterprise State Community College, Enterprise, Alabama for the 2023 Science and Philosophy Seminar series:
January: “The Greatest Science Fiction Story.”
March: “ChatGPT: Revolutionizing the way we interact with machines.”
November: “Nanotechnology, the next Industrial Revolution.”
December: “Where is my Robot Butler? (A Stroll through the Landscape of Cybernetics).”
Ted Kaehler, Volunteered and helped run, “Foresight Molecular Machines Workshop.” September 2023.
Ted Kaehler, Participated in, “Architecture 5 design Group, Foresight Molecular Machines Workshop.” September 2023.
Ted Kaehler, Edited and corrected the transcript in the video of Alexis Courbet’s talk, “Foresight Molecular Machines Workshop.” July 2022 (work completed in 2023). Alexis is from the Institute for Protein Design at the University of Washington under David Baker.
Ted Kaehler, Co-author and co-editor of the article, “Architecture 5: Assembly of Heterogeneous Protein Complexes Templated by a Controllable DNA Backbone.” “Foresight Molecular Machines Workshop.” September 2023.
Neil Jacobstein, Lecture to University of Otago Business School on AI and Atomically Precise Manufacturing. Dunedin, New Zealand. August 2023.
Neil Jacobstein, Lecture on AI and Atomically Precise Robotics, G2 International Conference, Deli, India. July 2023.
2022
Robert A. Freitas Jr., Cryostasis Revival: The Recovery of Cryonics Patients through Nanomedicine, Alcor Life Extension Foundation, Scottsdale AZ, 2022, 700 pp; https://www.alcor.org/cryostasis-revival/.
Robert A. Freitas Jr., “Cryostasis Revival: The Recovery of Cryonics Patients through Nanomedicine”, Cryonics, 2022 Qtr 2, pp. 15-23; https://www.alcor.org/docs/cryonics-magazine-2022-02.pdf.
Tad Hogg, Acoustic power management by swarms of microscopic robots J. of Micro-Bio Robotics 17:93-102 (2021)
Tad Hogg Contributed to Foresight Molecular Machines group and planning for workshops.
IMM has continued to assist the Foresight Institute in their excellent Molecular Machines lecture series. There are five parallel sets of lectures and one of the tracks is the Molecular Machines Group. In that group, Tad Hogg and Ted Kaehler attended the lectures and assisted where needed.
Ted Kaehler volunteered at the two-day Foresight Designing Molecular Machines Workshop in San Francisco in July 2022. He did background work finding knowledgeable people to invite. He was instrumental in inviting researchers from the University of Washington and the Institute for Protein Design. Those invitees gave excellent talks explaining their very capable protein design software. Ted also contributed to breakout groups that suggested new near-term nanotechnology projects.
Ted Kaehler nominated researchers for the 2022 Foresight Feynman Prizes for work in Theory and Experiment.
Neil Jacobstein, Presented multiple times in both the United States and New Zealand addressing the significance of atomically precise manufacturing. Neil gave an AI/robotics lecture to Reply Corp in Milan in which he highlighted why APM will revolutionize manufacturing. Neil has been supporting Ted Kaehler’s activities (described by Ted) and encouraging Ted to work full time on protein engineering construction kits. Neil has also been investigating the possibility of a long term US APM R&D program.
2021
J Storrs Hall PhD, “Where Is My Flyer Car?: A Memoir of Future Past,” Kindle Edition , 01 July 2018. Reached #2 in Aviation History on Kindle 2020. Re-edited release date 30 November 2021, Stripe Press. https://www.amazon.com/Where-Flying-Car-Storrs-Hall-ebook/dp/B09H478XG4
Tad Hogg, Contributed to the Foresight Molecular Machines discussion group, particularly the computational aspects and plans for an in-person workshop this summer.
Acoustic Power for Swarms of Microscopic Robots, June 2021. https://arxiv.org/abs/2106.03923
Robert A. Freitas Jr., Cryostasis Revival, Alcor Life Extension Foundation, Scottsdale AZ, 2022, 700 pp; https://www.alcor.org/cryostasis-revival/.
Ted Kaehler, Continued to support the Foresight Institute’s lecture series on Molecular Machines. Assisted Allison Duettmann with the series. Hosted two “Bountied Brainstorms” sessions where participants wrote ideas about a question and received a small monetary reward.
Did most of the work to build a Table of Molecular Devices, a spreadsheet listing published articles on atomic scale devices. The table has 85 entries and covers past and current work. Each entry has an image that is iconic for that paper. Foresight posted the table on their website.
Facilitated getting William Shih to give a special talk at the Foresight Molecular Machines series in Nov 2021. In “Fully addressable microstructures self-assembled from crisscrossed DNA-origami slats,” Dr Shih disclosed large and addressable mats of DNA origami.
Facilitated getting Eric Drexler to respond one week later in Nov 2021 with a talk about protein building blocks. In “Materials for molecular systems engineering” is a ground-breaking proposal of a practical way to start on the path the atomically precise manufacturing.
Ted gave a talk “Structures from Protein Blocks” in April as part of the “Bio-Inspired Approaches Focus” session.
Neil Jacobstein, Presented multiple times in both the United States and New Zealand addressing the strategic significance of atomically precise manufacturing. Neil gave a robotics lecture to a group from Singularity University in which he highlighted David Baker’s team’s work on systematic protein engineering. Neil has been supporting Ted Kaehler’s activities (described by Ted) and encouraging Ted to work full time on protein engineering construction kits. Neil has been investigating the possibility of an APM R&D program for economic recovery.
2020
Tad Hogg, Identifying Vessel Branching from Fluid Stresses on Microscopic Robots, chapter 6, pp.171-200 in Control Systems Design of Bio-Robotics and Bio-Mechatronics with Advanced Applications, Ahmad Taher Azar, ed., Elsevier 2020.
Foresight Institute (virtual) discussion group on Molecular Machines, with monthly online meetings, in lieu of in-person workshops.
Neil Jacobstein gave several talks in New Zealand to industry and university audiences on exponential technologies, including machine learning and atomically precise manufacturing.
Neil Jacobstein encouraged both United States and New Zealand governments to pursue nanotechnology R&D. Neil was on a one year Strategic Planning Committee of the US National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in 2020, and highlighted the need for nanotechnology R&D to maintain and advance US competitiveness.
Robert A. Freitas Jr., spent much time writing a lengthy technical book describing how to revive cryonics patients from cryopreservation, using nanorobotics. The 800+ page book, “Cryostasis Revival,” is under technical review and expected to be published in early in 2022.
Over the past year, IMM has assisted the Foresight Institute in their excellent lecture series. There are four parallel sets of lectures and one of the tracks is the Molecular Machines Group. In that group, Tad Hogg and Ted Kaehler review summaries of lectures and assist with explanations of the speakers’ slides. Ted led a brainstorming session for the group.
One of the projects IMM worked on in the Foresight Molecular Machines Group is the Table of Molecular Devices. This is a spreadsheet of over 70 journal articles, each describing a molecular device that might be useful as part of a more complex system. Each row of the table describes an article, gives the reference, and includes a diagram. The diagram is useful to see at a glance, if the desired article is correctly identified. The Table of Molecular Devices is a valuable resource for researchers wanting an overview of this rapidly growing field. Ted Kaehler started the table and added over 50 of its entries.
2019
Tad Hogg contributed to the following Workshops: Foresight Institute, “Healing the Planet: Atomic Precision for Clean Energy & Clean Air.” The Lodge, Palo Alto, California. April 27-28, 2019. https://foresight.org/event/healing-the-planet-atomic-precision-for-clean-energy-clean-air/
Foresight Institute, “Contemporary Materials Science: How Can Molecular Machines Help?” Northwestern University Campus. September 20-21, 2019. https://foresight.org/event/contemporary-materials-science-how-can-molecular-machines-help/
Stanford BIO-X Undergraduate Research Sessions. Stanford University. Summer 2019. https://biox.stanford.edu/research/undergraduate-research
Neil Jacobstein: Gave multiple talks on AI and Robotics to worldwide industry audiences. All of these talks included a section on nanotechnology and atomically precise manufacturing. Gave multiple talks on AI and Robotics for Singularity University’s Executive Seminars. All of these talks included a section on nanotechnology and atomically precise manufacturing. Participated in several Seminars for Stanford University’s MediaX Program. These seminars included a section on nanotechnology and atomically precise manufacturing. Participated in several Meetings with the US National Academy of Sciences Earth and Life Studies Committee. These meetings included discussions on nanotechnology and atomically precise manufacturing. Designed and moderated a very successful day long AI seminar for Aspen Institute New Zealand, which included education on molecular robotics and atomically precise manufacturing.
Paul Melnyk represented IMM at Foresight Institute’s, “Eric Drexler, Robin Hanson, Mark S. Miller: Decentralized Approaches to Artificial Intelligence.” Academia.edu, San Francisco, California. May 17, 2019. https://foresight.org/event/eric-drexler-robin-hanson-mark-s-miller-decentralized-approaches-to-artificial-intelligence/
2018
Jacobstein gave over 20 talks worldwide in 2018 on Exponential Technology, AI and Robotics for Singularity University. His talks always included a section on Atomically Precise Manufacturing as a subset of the Robotics topic. One of them on Jan 19, 2018 in Munich Germany highlighted a Science article on a self assembled nanoscale robotic arm published on Jan 18, 2018. A talk in China in June 2018 highlighted the discovery of an organic molecule on Mars by the Curiosity Rover, and made the point that we are driving our intelligence into remote robotics.
Jacobstein wrote most of the AI section of this frequently downloaded article, and he has regularly encouraged the Science Robotics Editorial team to regard Atomically Precise Manufacturing as a subset of Robotics.
In 2018, Jacobstein was reappointed a Distinguished Visiting Scholar at Stanford, and gave 4 talks for Stanford University in Brazil and Palo Alto on Exponential Technology, AI and Robotics. His talks always included a section on Atomically Precise Manufacturing as a subset of the Robotics topic.
Jacobstein was reappointed to the Editorial Board of the AAAS Journal Science Robotics for the 2018 year.
Jacobstein gave over 10 media interviews in 2018 on Exponential Technology, AI, and Robotics. His interviews always included comments on the significance of Atomically Precise Manufacturing.
Newly appointed IMM Senior Research Fellow Ted Kaehler began to create a series of web pages. The pages explore paths to creating the first Atomically Precise Manufacturing prototype. There are many potential paths and supporting technologies, and the pages will discuss the advantages and difficulties of the most promising ones. The goal is to inspire research in areas that need to be developed for the first examples of Atomically Precise Manufacturing.
Jacobstein encouraged Ted Kaehler’s involvement in IMM, and his long term nanotech pathways project while Paul Melnyk assisted in project development.
Paul Melnyk represented IMM at “Medicine & Due Diligence” in September 2018, Family Life Center, Los Gatos, California. Keynote speaker, Dr. Promod Haque, Senior Managing Partner at Norwest Venture Partners. Presentation by Dr. Samuel Perli, Postdoctoral Fellow working with Prof. Shinya Yamanaka, the 2012 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine, at Gladstone Institute and UCSF.
2017
Robert A. Freitas Jr., was featured in the article, “From Science Fiction to Medical Reality, Robert Freitas ’74 envisions the future benefits of nanorobotics, an emerging area of nanotechnology.” Harvey Mudd College Magazine, Summer 2017.Written by Amy Derbedrosian; https://magazine.hmc.edu/summer-2017/science-fiction-medical-reality/
Neil Jacobstein was reappointed in 2017 to a second three year term at the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine’s Earth and Life Studies Committee 2018-2021. He often represents the atomically precise manufacturing perspective during the technical discussions of this committee in Washington DC.
Neil Jacobstein wrote most of the AI section of this frequently downloaded article, and he has regularly encouraged the Science Robotics Editorial team to regard Atomically Precise Manufacturing as a subset of Robotics.
Neil Jacobstein was reappointed to the Editorial Board of the AAAS Journal Science Robotics for the 2018 year.
Neil Jacobstein gave over 25 talks worldwide in 2017 on Exponential Technology, AI and Robotics for Singularity University. His talks always included a section on Atomically Precise Manufacturing as a subset of the Robotics topic.
In 2017, Neil Jacobstein was reappointed a Distinguished Visiting Scholar at Stanford, and gave 5 talks for Stanford University in Brazil and Palo Alto on Exponential Technology, AI and Robotics. His talks always included a section on Atomically Precise Manufacturing as a subset of the Robotics topic.
In 2017, Neil Jacobstein gave over a dozen talks worldwide for public speaking agencies on Exponential Technology, AI and Robotics for Singularity University. His talks always included a section on Atomically Precise Manufacturing as a subset of the Robotics topic.
Neil Jacobstein gave over 10 media interviews in 2017 on Exponential Technology, AI, and Robotics. His interviews always included comments on the significance of Atomically Precise Manufacturing.
Paul Melnyk presented a generalist’s overview of nanotechnology at a private event for Silicon Valley municipality and business leaders. “Paul provided a fascinating look into the world of nanotechnology. He offered perspective on the history of exploration in this field and the manipulation of particles at the nanometre scale.”
2016
Neil Jacobstein joined the founding Editorial Board of AAAS Science Robotics in January 2016. This Science journal covers macro to nano scale robotics.
Guang-Zhong Yang, James Bellingham, Howie Choset, Paolo Dario, Peer Fischer, Toshio Fukuda, Neil Jacobstein, Bradley Nelson, Manuela Veloso and Jeremy Berg, “Science for Robotics and Robotics for Science,” Science Robotics 06 Dec 2016: Vol. 1, Issue 1, eaal2099, DOI: 10.1126/scirobotics.aal2099.
Neil Jacobstein, “Exponentials: AI and Machine Learning” Exponential Manufacturing, Westin Hotel, Boston, May 10, 2016. Sponsored by Deloitte, and Singularity University. https://exponential.singularityu.org/manufacturing/
Neil Jacobstein, “The Augmentation Imperative”, MediaX Conference on Augmenting Personal Intelligence, Stanford University, May 17, 2016. http://mediax.stanford.edu/events/mediax2016-conference.
Exponential Finance sponsored by CNBC, “Artificial Intelligence.” Conrad Hotel, New York, New York June 9, 2016. Sponsored by CNBC, Deloitte, and Singularity University. http://exponential.singularityu.org/finance/
Neil Jacobstein, “Artificial Intelligence, Business, and The Future of Work” Socrates Seminar, July 8-11, 2016. Aspen Institute, Aspen Colorado.
Neil Jacobstein, “The Artificial Intelligence Revolution”, Singularity University Global Summit, Hilton Hotel, San Francisco, September 28, 2016.
Neil Jacobstein, “Artificial Intelligence (Update on 2016 R&D).” Exponential Medicine Conference, Coronado Hotel, San Diego, CA., November 8, 2016. Sponsored by Singularity University.
2015
Neil Jacobstein, Department of Energy, “Integrated Nanosystems for Atomically Precise Manufacturing Workshop,” Jacobstein was an invited participant of a 28 person workshop on research priorities for atomically precise manufacturing, DoubleTree Hotel, Berkeley California August 5-6, 2015. Neil also recruited Dr. Eric Drexler, Oxford Martin Senior Fellow, Oxford Martin School for this workshop.
Neil Jacobstein addressed R&D issues in molecular manufacturing and fielded questions about potential risks during a series of lectures and workshops held in the US and Europe, sponsored by Singularity University. Members of Fortune 1000 global companies and governments were in attendance at several of these workshops.
Neil Jacobstein briefed the IC community on advanced robotics, including prospects for molecular robotics on March 23, 2015.
Paul Melnyk, master of ceremonies at the 2014 Feynman Prize Awards banquet in Palo Alto, California on April 23, 2015.
2014
Neil Jacobstein addressed R&D issues in molecular manufacturing and fielded questions about potential risks during a series of lectures and workshops held in the US and Europe, sponsored by Singularity University. Members of Fortune 1000 global companies and governments were in attendance at several of these workshops.
Neil Jacobstein briefed the Atlantic Council on advanced robotics, including prospects for molecular robotics and atomically precise manufacturing.
Paul Melnyk, master of ceremonies at the 2013 Feynman Prize Awards banquet in Palo Alto, California on January 23, 2014.
2013
J. Storrs Hall, Ph.D., Profiles of the Future, Newman Summer Symposium, Newman University, Wichita, KS; Artificial Responsibility, Beyond AI: Artificial Golem Intelligence, University of Western Bohemia, Plzen, Czech Republic.
Neil Jacobstein, Lecture and workshop discussions of the economic, ethical, technical, and environmental aspects of nanotechnology and atomically precise manufacturing in over a dozen executive seminars, and approximately 20 invited speaking engagements in the US, Argentina, Hungary, Holland, Denmark, Italy, England, and other countries. Several of the seminars were with C level executives from Fortune 1000 companies.
2012
Neil Jacobstein, Singularity University Seminar in Milan. “Artificial Intelligence”, May 2, 2012. [Included references to molecular robotics]
Neil Jacobstein, Keren Hayesod Foundation, Computer History Museum, Mountain View, CA, “Workshop on Ethics of Exponential Technologies.”, May 14, 2012.
Neil Jacobstein, SETI Institute Mountain View, California, SETICON II Panel. “What’s Next in Science?” June 22, 2012.
Neil Jacobstein, Singularity University at NASA Ames, Graduate Summer Program 2012, Workshop on the Ethics of Exponential Technologies.
2011
T. Hogg & Freitas developed and evaluated designs of acoustic communication for medical nanorobots
Neil Jacobstein, Stanford University, “Creative Disruption”, lecture for Media X Audience that referenced nanotechnology as one exponential technology that would cause disruption of current corporate and political systems. October, 19, 2011.
Neil Jacobstein, Singularity University at NASA Ames, Multiple Executive Programs, Workshop with Ralph Merkle on the Ethical Implications of Nanotechnology.
Neil Jacobstein, Singularity University at NASA Ames, Graduate Summer Program 2011, Workshop with Ralph Merkle on the Ethical Implications of Nanotechnology.
Neil Jacobstein, 4th ISPIM Innovation Symposium – Managing Innovation for Sustained Productivity: Creating Advantage and Resilience. Wellington, New Zealand. December 1, 2011. “Incremental and Transformational Innovation for Measurable Improvements in Knowledge Worker Productivity”. [included references to advanced nanotechnology]
2010
Robert A. Freitas Jr., Scenario Analysis using a Simple Econometric Model of Alcor Finances, Alcor Foundation, 15 October 2010.
Ralph C. Merkle, 2009 Feynman Lecture: Contributions of Robert Freitas to Molecular Nanotechnology, 2010 Foresight Conference on Nanotech and AI, Palo Alto CA, 16-17 January 2010.
Neil Jacobstein and Ralph Merkle collaborated on four 3 hour workshops on the Ethical Implications of Nanofactories. These were based on work began at IMM and presented for discussion and review at the non profit Singularity University in the NASA Ames Research Park.
2009
Neil Jacobstein and Ralph Merkle gave two workshops in 2009 on the Ethical Implications of Nanofactories, at Singularity University at NASA Ames.
Neil Jacobstein gave a one day seminar on Augmented Decision Environments, Oct 19, 2009 at Stanford University. This seminar included a briefing on the possibilities for using molecular manufacturing to address some of humanities grand challenges.
Neil Jacobstein provided nanotechnology background for vetting some solar technology candidates for the Aspen Institute’s Energy and Environment Awards.
Neil Jacobstein wrote a chapter on Nanotechnology in: “Fighting Chance: Global Trends and Shocks in the National Security Environment”, Edited by Neyla Arnas, National Defense University Press and Potomac Books, 2009.
Ralph Merkle and Robert Freitas made a presentation at a life extension conference that has led, along with the efforts of others, to the formation of a company to pursue a variety of life extension technologies, including medical nanorobotics. The talk was titled:
Robert A. Freitas Jr., Ralph C. Merkle, Nanomedicine, Manhattan Beach Project Summit, Manhattan Beach, California, 13-15 November 2009. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4ILDPiMs3M&feature=PlayList&p=588FEE45FE5B5D60&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=50
Robert A. Freitas Jr. received the 2009 Feynman Prize in nanotechnology for theory (http://www.foresight.org/about/2009Feynman.html#2009Winners), in part for his work at IMM.
2008
D. R. Forrest, “Technology Roadmap for Productive Nanosystems,” Nanomanufacturing Conference and Exhibits, Society for Manufacturing Engineers, Framingham, MA, 22-23 April 2008.
2007
Robert A Freitas, Jr. won the 2007 Foresight Prize in Communication.
D.R. Forrest and N. Jacobstein, “Low Cost, Atomically-Precise Manufacturing of Defense Systems: Progress and Applications,” presented at the Society of Manufacturing Engineers conference Productive Nanosystems: Launching the Technology Roadmap, DoubleTree Hotel Crystal City, Arlington, VA , 9-10 October 2007.
David Forrest, Robert Freitas, and Neil Jacobstein provided substantial contributions to the International Technology Roadmap for Productive Nanosystems with three Working Group Proceedings: Molecular Machine Pathways, Diamondoid Mechanosynthesis, and Near-Term Applications. In addition, they provided editing assistance on the Fabrication section.
Neil Jacobstein discussed molecular nanotechnology at the “Robust Futures Workshop” in the Reuters Digital Vision Program, Stanford University, March 9, 2007. This workshop got rave reviews from participants.
David Forrest presented a talk on “Molecular Nanotechnology and the National Defense” at the Institute for Defense Analyses, 19 January 2007.
2006
Neil Jacobstein gave a talk on “Nanotechnology and Naval Energy R&D” at the Office of Naval Research sponsored Naval Science &Technology Partnership Conference: 2006, August 2, 2006.
Neil Jacobstein, “Foresight Guidelines,” April 2006.
Presentation: Forrest, D. R., “Transport Phenomena in Nanomechanical Systems for Molecular Manufacturing,” presented at the 2006 TMS Fall Extraction & Processing Meeting: Sohn International Symposium, San Diego, CA, 27-31 August 2006.
As a member of the Working Group for the Battelle/Foresight International Technology Roadmap for Productive Nanosystems, David Forrest presented a talk on “A Perspective on Approaches and Pathways to Productive Nanosystems” on March 20th at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN.
Robert Freitas presented an invited lecture, “Nanomedicine and Medical Nanorobotics: The Path Forward,” at the Sixth Alcor Conference: An Inside Look at the Science and Medicine of Tomorrow, 7 October 2006, Scottsdale, AZ.
Robert Freitas and Ralph Merkle co-founded the Nanofactory Collaboration. This group facilitates alliances with researchers on projects that advance the development of molecular manufacturing systems.
2005
IMM contributed two presentations on molecular manufacturing at the “Workshop on Molecular Self-Assembly for Manufacturing of Materials and Devices at the Molecular Scale,” held 9-11 February 2005 at the National Research Council, Washington, DC.
Neil Jacobstein gave a Keynote Talk on “The Future of Bits and Molecules” at the Annual Investors Meeting of Levensohn Venture Partners in May 2005.
Neil Jacobstein discussed molecular nanotechnology and the Foresight Guidelines at an Aspen Institute Socrates Seminar that he moderated on “Future Perspectives” July 2-4, 2005.
Neil Jacobstein provided a presentation on the feasibility and ethics of molecular manufacturing, to the New Zealand Ministry of Science and Technology in Wellington, NZ.
Neil Jacobstein presented a talk entitled, “Foresight Guidelines Update: Traction, Feedback, and Draft Version 5.0” at the Foresight Vision Weekend, 23 October 2005.
David Forrest and Josh Hall participated in a debate “Nanotechnology: Radical New Science or Plus Ça Change?,” U. of Nottingham Surface Science Summer School, Nottingham, UK, 24 August 2005. A transcript of the debate and streaming video are available. Forrest posted post-debate comments and you will also find comments from Richard Jones on his blog.
David Forrest presented a talk entitled: “Progress in Molecular Manufacturing,” (both slides and audio available from this link), Advancing Beneficial Nanotechnology: Focusing on the Cutting Edge, 13th Foresight Conference on Advanced Nanotechnology, San Francisco, 22-27 October 2005.
In 2005 Dr. Forrest prepared a white paper entitled “Molecular Manufacturing Will Change Materials Technology” for the Advisory Technical Awareness Council, the technology “look-ahead” arm of ASM International. The paper assesses the state of the art in progress on molecular manufacturing and provides recommendations to the society.
Neil Jacobstein reviewed and provided comments to Ralph Merkle and Robert Freitas on their book on Kinematic Self Replicating Machines.
David Forrest presented an invited talk for the Society for Manufacturing Engineers at their emerging technology forum in Minneapolis, 4 May 2005.
2004
Robert Freitas submitted the first patent ever filed on diamond mechanosynthesis:
Robert A. Freitas Jr., “A Simple Tool for Positional Diamond Mechanosynthesis, and its Method of Manufacture,” U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/543,802, filed 11 February 2004; U.S. Patent Pending, 11 February 2005.
Robert Freitas gave an invited lecture, “Pathway to Diamond-Based Molecular Manufacturing,” at the First Symposium on Molecular Machine Systems at the First Foresight Conference on Advanced Nanotechnology, 22 October 2004, Washington, DC.
Robert Freitas gave an invited lecture, “Nanomedicine and Medical Nanorobotics,” at the First Foresight Conference on Advanced Nanotechnology, 23 October 2004, Washington, DC.
Robert Freitas and Ralph Merkle co-authored the technical book Kinematic Self-Replicating Machines (Landes
Bioscience, 2004), a landmark survey of the theoretical and experimental literature pertaining to physical self-replicating systems and self-replication.
Neil Jacobstein gave a keynote talk on: “Nanotechnology and Molecular Manufacturing” at the 11,000 member American Association of Clinical Chemistry Oak Ridge Conference, April 30, 2004.
Neil Jacobstein gave a keynote talk on: “Inventing the Future of Nanotechnology” for a monthly Forum of executives at the Greenwich Connecticut Country Club, March 25, 2004.
Neil Jacobstein made recommendations to the National Academy of Sciences on their upcoming panels and studies on the feasibility of nanotechnology, Spring/Summer, 2004.
Neil Jacobstein gave a talk on “The Strategic Significance of Nanotechnology and Molecular Manufacturing” at the Foresight Senior Associates Gathering, May 16, 2004.
Neil Jacobstein gave a briefing on “Nanotechnology and Molecular Manufacturing” to a group of officers and faculty at the National Security Forum, Maxwell Air Force Base, May 27, 2004.
Neil Jacobstein created and moderated a three-day Aspen Institute Socrates Seminar on “Future Scenarios: Tunneling Through the Uncertainty Barrier”, July 2-5, 2004. The seminar dealt with the need to anticipate the possibility, probability, and potential impacts of powerful new technologies, including molecular nanotechnology and manufacturing.
David Forrest presented the keynote address, “Molecular Manufacturing for Clean, Low Cost Textile Production,” at Ecotextile 04 in Manchester, UK, on July 7, 2004. He also prepared a corresponding paper on the same subject.
David Forrest, “Molecular Manufacturing for Clean, Low Cost Textile Production,” in: Proceedings of Ecotextile 04, held in Manchester, UK, 7-8 July 2004, Bolton Institute, Deane Road, UK.
David Forrest participated in a workshop on “Analysis of a Series of Emerging and Potentially Disruptive Advanced Manufacturing Technologies,” at the National Council for Advanced Manufacturing in Washington DC, July 22, 2004.
2003
Neil Jacobstein gave a presentation on “Prospects for Molecular Manufacturing” to an invitation only International Fondazione EL.B.A.NanoForum on Nanoscale Science and Technology co-sponsored by the Max Planck Society: August 28-31, 2003.
Neil Jacobstein spoke at a Cato Institute Panel Discussion Co-sponsored
with The Economist on “Nanotechnology: The Money, Science and Politics of the “Next Big Thing”“, December 11, 2003:
Dr. Forrest served as a reviewer for the report “Nanotechnology for the Intelligence Community,” Committee on Nanotechnology for the Intelligence Community, National Research Council, ISBN: 0-309-55081-5, 19 pages, 8 1/2 x 11, (2005).
2002
A white paper, “Balancing the National Nanotechnology Initiative’s R&D Portfolio,” was presented to the Office of Science and Technology Policy.
Neil Jacobstein gave a presentation on Molecular Nanotechnology as part of a panel on “Nanotech: The Next 1017 Nanoseconds” moderated by Steve Jurvetson at the Churchill Club, April 17, 2002.
David Forrest was an invited speaker at the Nanoscale Interdisciplinary Research Team’s Reading Nanoscience Workshop, University of South Carolina Philosophy Department, August 2002.
David Forrest, “Perspectives on Nano2002: the Sixth International Conference on Nanostructured Materials,” held at the Rosen Center, Orlando, Florida, 16-21 June 2002. http://www.nanoindustries.com/feature/Nano2002.html.
IMM awarded three IMM Prizes in Computational Nanotechnology at the 10th Foresight Conference on Molecular Nanotechnology.
2001 and before
Neil Jacobstein presented an Aspen Institute Socrates Seminar entitled “Genes, Nanobots, and Megawatts” July 5-8 2001.
David Forrest presented an invited talk entitled, “Molecular Manufacturing: Implications for Polymers,” to the ASTM D-20 Committee on Polymers, Montreal, Canada, 23 July 2001.
David Forrest Presented a seminar on “Molecular Manufacturing and the National Defense” at the Naval Surface Warfare Center, West Bethesda, MD, 24 September 2001.
Dr. Forrest co-organized a session on Nanotechnology at ASM Solutions 2001, November 2001.
David Forrest presented an invited talk entitled, “Molecular Manufacturing Development and Technology Planning,” at the 32nd International SAMPE Technical Conference, Boston, MA, November 2000.
David Forrest organized a session on Molecular Manufacturing at ASM Solutions 2000, October 2000.
IMM Research fellow Dr. John Storrs Hall spoke on “Towards a Hardware Description Language for Molecular Machinery”at the Seventh Foresight Conference on Molecular Nanotechnology (October 15 -17, 1999)
On 26 June 1992 Eric Drexler provided testimony at a Senate hearing. The submitted written testimony and the oral testimony include discussion of environmental applications.
Working Group Proceedings for the International Technology Roadmap for Productive Nanosystems:
Molecular Machine Pathways
Diamondoid Mechanosynthesis
Near-Term Applications
Scientific American debate #2. IMM responds to attacks on the feasibility of molecular assemblers.
Neil Jacobstein, Ralph Merkle, and Robert Freitas, “Balancing the National Nanotechnology Initiative’s R&D Portfolio,” 29 May 2002. A Foresight/IMM White Paper submitted to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.
David Forrest, “Molecular Manufacturing Development and Technology Planning,” published in: Proceedings of the 32nd International SAMPE Technical Conference, Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering, held 5-9 Nov. 2000, Boston, MA.
Drexler, K.E., “Building Molecular Machine Systems,” Trends in Biotechnology, Jan. 1999.
Jacobstein, Neil, “Molecular Nanotechnology: Security and Environmental Risk Management,” IMM Report NJ9902, February 1999.
David Forrest, “The Future Impact of Molecular Nanotechnology on Textile Technology and on the Textile Industry,” Proceedings of Discover Expo ’95: Industrial Fabric & Equipment Exposition, held 12 October 1995, Charlotte, North Carolina; pub. Industrial Fabric Association International, 1995.
In addition, with the author’s permission we have converted the original article on molecular nanotechnology into hypertext format and made it available here:Drexler, K. Eric, “Molecular engineering: An approach to the development of general capabilities for molecular manipulation,” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, September 1, 1981, vol. 78, no. 9, p. 5275-5278.