One of the issues facing us today is that there are countries where there is a serious lack of resources, the standards of living are very low, and this creates a fundamental unease and discomfort in entire populations. Ralph Merkle countrycreatediscomfort share on social
One of the things that we can say with confidence is that we will have much lighter, much stronger materials, and this will reduce the cost of air flight, and the cost of rockets. Ralph Merkle airconfidencecost Change image and share on social
Manufacturing takes place in very large facilities. If you want to build a computer chip, you need a giant semiconductor fabrication facility. But nature can grow complex molecular machines using nothing more than a plant. Ralph Merkle buildchipcomplex share on social
If we can reduce the cost and improve the quality of medical technology through advances in nanotechnology, we can more widely address the medical conditions that are prevalent and reduce the level of human suffering. Ralph Merkle addressadvancecondition share on social
We see an entire planet which has many limitations. Ralph Merkle entirelimitationplanet Change image and share on social
Disease and ill health are caused largely by damage at the molecular and cellular level, yet today's surgical tools are too large to deal with that kind of problem. Ralph Merkle causecellulardamage Change image and share on social
We are looking at a future where to a first approximation, everyone is wealthy. Ralph Merkle approximationfuturewealthy Change image and share on social
We can grow crops less expensively because molecular manufacturing technology is inherently low cost. Ralph Merkle costcropexpensively Change image and share on social
Many people in the world today are not starving because there is an inherent inability to produce food, they are starving because they are caught in the middle of political fights and blockades that have been used as weapons. Ralph Merkle blockadecatchfight share on social
