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Drexler-Merkle Differential Gear
Description:
This is the Drexler-Merkle Differential Gear. It was modeled and simulated entirely using NanoEngineer-1. This molecular differential gear was designed by K. Eric Drexler and Ralph Merkle sometime around 1995 while together at Xerox PARC.Authors:
K. Eric Drexler
Nanorex, Inc.
Ralph C. Merkle
Georgia Tech University
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I’ve dreamed of working at Xerox PARC since I was in my mid-teens.
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