Exam 6: Nanotechnology

An S-Curve is another term for what?

What does "GNR" stand for?

Who has designed robotic replacements for human blood cells that perform thousands of times more effectively than their biological counterparts?

What is the name for the robotic red blood cells that would enable someone to sprint for 15 minutes without taking a breath?

What areas has Bill McKibben,one of the first environmentalists to warn against the dangers of global warming,specifically suggested relinquishing,according to Kurzweil?

What small robot will be able to perform a number of medical and therapeutic functions?

Double-exponential trends in the price performance of all information technologies offset what?

Who noted that we could squeeze twice as many transistors on an integrated circuit every 24 months and,consequently,the circuits could run twice as fast because electrons would have less distance to travel?

At what point does Kurzweil anticipate nonbiological intelligence will definitely surpass biological intelligence?

Who has warned of the impending dangers from the emergence of self-replicating technologies?

Who has developed the concept of building molecule-scale devices using molecular assemblers that would precisely guide chemical reactions by means of information?

Who believes humans have enough wealth and technology to justify no longer pursuing more?

In 2010,Lexington Insurance Company made history by offering insurance plans that explicitly covered what unprecedented liability?

What is the most cost-effective way to ensure certain nanotechnology scales up is via what?

The constant that computer transistors double in number every two years is referred to as what?

Bergeson believes that which groups will increase advocating for more enhanced transparency and product disclosure in the near future?

What is the name of the potential nanotechnological weapon,primarily for spying,being considered by the US Department of Defense?

The ongoing acceleration of technology is the inevitable result of what?

Statistics understate the exponential growth of what since even prior to the 1930s?

What does Kurzweil consider the most significant implication of nanotechnology?