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by gene-h 777 days ago
Atomically precise manufacturing, that is tech for building structures atom by atom. This is starting to be done regularly in labs. Machines for making single atom transistors are a commercial product now[0]. Forming covalent bonds at desired locations through positional control of reactants has been demonstrated[1]. This is potentially more scalable than the aforementioned approach. ML seems to be enabling too[2].

[0]https://www.zyvexlabs.com/apm/products/zyvex-litho-1/

[1]https://www.nature.com/articles/s41557-021-00773-4

[2]https://www.nature.com/articles/s44160-024-00488-7