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Illustrations

[ 1 ] Carbon Nanotube (CNT) – Oak Ridge National Laboratory; website (http://www.ornl.gov/ publications/labnotes/jun94/nanomachines.gif)

[ 2 ] CNT Molecular Gear Assembly – National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA); website (http://www.ipt.arc.nasa.gov/carbonnano.html)

[ 3 ] Current Microchip on a Needle – Spaceflight Now website; website (http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0104/17nanotech/microchip.jpg)

[ 4 ] Large Nanotech Bearing – Zyvex; website (http://www.zyvex.com/nanotech/images/ bigBear.jpg)

[ 5 ] Nanotech Differential Gear - Institute for Molecular Manufacturing; website (http://www.imm.org/Parts/Parts3.html)

[ 6 ] Nanotech Pump – Institute for Molecular Manufacturing; website (http://www.imm.org/ Parts/Parts1.html)

[ 7 ] Space Elevator – Tech TV website; website (http://www.techtv.com/graphics/ productsandreviews/3370390.jpg)

[ 8 ] “Nanosubmarine Attacks Fat Deposit” – The Foresight Institute; website (http://www.foresight.org/Nanomedicine/Gallery/Images/NanoSubFatDepSAsm.jpg)

[ 9 ] Stewart Platform Assembler – Zyvex; website (http://www.zyvex.com/nanotech/ images/fig15.4.jpg)

[ 10 ] Robotic Arm - Zyvex; website (http://www.zyvex.com/nanotech/images/fig13.14left.jpg)

[ 11 ] Double Tripod - Zyvex; website (http://www.zyvex.com/nanotech/images/tripod.jpg)

[ 12 ] Nanotech Market Growth 2001-2015 – Alameda Capital; website (http://www.alamedavc.com/ ppt/img007.GIF)

[ 13 ] Nanotech R&D Funding 1997-2001 - Alameda Capital; website (http://www.alamedavc.com/ ppt/img008.GIF)

[ 14 ] Xenon Atoms on a Nickel-Crystal Surface – (http://biotech.icmb.utexas.edu/pages/science/nano.html)

[ 15 ] IBM Molecular Abacus - About.Com website; website (http://arttech.about.com/library/ weekly/aa051200a.htm)

[ 16 ] Silicon Nanoguitar - About.Com website; website (http://arttech.about.com/library/ bl_nanoart.htm)

[ 17 ] Silicon Microchain Gearset – SpaceDaily website; website (www.spacedaily.com/news/ nanotech-02c.html)

[ 18 ] Rotunda Pattern – Nanotechweb.org website; website (http://www.nanotechweb.org/ articles/news/2/6/11/1/200603)

Literature Review

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