“A potato can grow quite easily on a very small plot of land. With molecular manufacturing, we'll be able to have distributed manufacturing, which will permit manufacturing at the site using technologies that are low-cost and easily available.” AbleGrowsTechnologyLandCostLowsAvailablePlotPermitSitePotatoesManufacturing Author:Ralph Merkle
“It looks as though yields of over 10 times what we can currently grow per acre are feasible if you control the CO2 concentration, the humidity, the temperature, all the various factors that plants depend on to grow rapidly.” IfsLooksGrowsDependsPlantVariousFactorsConcentrationYieldTemperatureAcresCo2Humidity Author:Ralph Merkle
“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.” IfsWantNeedsGrowsComputerMachinesPlantComplexesGiantsChipsFacilityManufacturingFabricationSemiconductors Author:Ralph Merkle
