molecular nanotechnology

molecular nanotechnology

Molecular nanotechnology (MNT) is nanotechnology using "molecular manufacturing", an anticipated technology based on positionally-controlled mechanosynthesis guided by molecular machine systems.

Molecular nanotechnology involves combining physical principles demonstrated by chemistry, other nanotechnologies, and the molecular machinery of life with the systems engineering principles found in modern macroscale factories. Its most well-known exposition is in the books of K. Eric Drexler.

Molecular nanotechnology is the likeliest candidate for providing ultimate precision in manufacturing.

The pursuit of molecular nanotechnology (often referred to simply as nanotechnology) comprises a wide variety of disciplines: chemistry, physics, mechanical engineering, materials science, molecular biology, and computer science. While participation from the natural sciences is needed, the field of molecular nanotechnology is primarily one of technology development - of engineering - rather than a scientific endeavor per se.