From: mark@unicorn.com
Date: Mon Jan 25 1999 - 07:52:28 MST
Anders Sandberg [asa@nada.kth.se] wrote:
>Does this approach really work for nanoscale pellets? I have the
>impression that the wavelength of the laser light ought to be much
>shorter than the size of the pellet.
I don't remember the details, but I do remember there were many unanswered
technical issues; whether they're solvable is another question, but people
were impressed enough at the time that nuclear nanobots might be possible,
as they'd previously assumed they'd be limited to chemical energy.
Mark
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