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> "Genetic engineering and other biotechnology as well as nanotechnology (and potentially _free energy_ technologies if they exist)..." Somehow this part makes
by hdivider 12y ago
> "Genetic engineering and other biotechnology as well as nanotechnology (and potentially _free energy_ technologies if they exist)..."
Somehow this part makes me think the whole article lacks a healthy dose of skepticism and manages to hide it well.
For what Frank seems to be talking about here is stuff like 'zero point energy' or other such misconceptions.
(Apologies if he means things like cold fusion on a tabletop device, which is _slightly_ less crazy.)
- moreati 12y agoIn the context of nanotechnology (specifically MNT/molecular manufacturing as described by Eric Drexler in Engines of Creation) "free energy" could refer to photovoltaic panels that cost essentially $0. That may or may not have been the author's intent. It's what I thought of when I read that sentance
- mschuster91 12y agoI believe he means "free" in a sense of "next to zero cost energy", like geothermal, solar or nuclear fusion energy (and in a stretch, nuclear fission energy).