The Self Replicating Nanofactory

[Vmedvil]

Okay, I have been neglecting this for awhile How to create a Silicon Nano-factory, which is a synthetic lifeform made of silicon that manufactures something, these Nano-factories crawl around or fly there are two forms of them, they are not medical and do self reproduce, They are what I call "True" Nano-factories like the ones in this game's wonder video. 

First we need to start with the composition of the Nano-Factory which is Silica sheets and Carbon Nano-tubes, which Silicon-Carbon Bonds can be made between the Silica and Carbon Nano-tubes which are quite strong bonds able to withstand some meddling, which Silica is a liquid that dries when in air which can be used as a molecular Glue on Carbon Nano-tubes which are made from Graphene sheets rolled up as previously discussed.  So our building Materials and Silica and Graphene. Graphene is basically just pure Carbon atoms in hex-configurations.

We must construct wires and circuits of Carbon Nano-tubes, but we must make a molecular assembler which does the function of generation of materials for Nano-Factory and other things construction these can make Carbon Nano-tube Structures and Silicon structures. The design for the molecular assembler is a set of filters that are constructed at the resolution of 1 nm to only allow certain atoms and molecules through the filter into the device which are constructed of Silica atomically bonded with itself in a filter. If you wanted a Filter that only allowed Silica through it you would need to cut out a shape that fits around the molecular structure that you want to pass through. 

Silica Filter 

Carbon Filter 

 

After that you will need a Molecular assembler that can create bonds between atomic orbitals which there is an equation for, the electron density to electron lithography bond electrons into orbitals around atoms but you will need a nano-scale electron beam lithography device to do it in this shape, electrons can be shot into orbital around atoms or wider configurations can cut through a bond and cut your material, which this needs to be constructed with carbon nano-tube capacitors as mirrors  on the nano-scale along with a Carbon Nano-tube electron gun, all encased in silica.

Electron Beam Molecular Assembler

This Device Paired with the Filters will make your objects out of Carbon or Silicon from molecular components only allowing these into the firing area of the electron beam to be bonded into larger materials like Silica sheets or Carbon Nano-tubes or Graphene plates.

After that other parts can be made but these are the most critical for self-replication and for now I will stop here with the basic organelle for your Synthetic Nano-machines past having these two devices you can have anything that is self replicating as long as it can move to draw a pattern, all you ever needed was a Molecular Assemblers for Silicon and Carbon, which this device is.

Medical Nano-machines

Well basically for a Medical Nanorobot you need a RNA Oligonucleotide Synthesizer build into the nano-machine this will be used as messager RNA, The Microfluidics need to have filters to filter the chemicals input to do oligonucleotide synthesis, The Nanomachine will need to intake DNA Monomers from the cell.

DNA or RNA Monomer Structure

 

 

The Microfluidics will have to follow the pathway made of Carbon Nanotubes in a pathway the same as RNA Synthesizer to make DNA or RNA to change the cell built in Silica.  The Chambers would need to guide the biochemistry of Oligonucleotide synthesis. To make DNA and RNA Chains to communicate with the cell chemically.

DNA Synthesis Chemical Cycle

Microfluidic Flow Diagram for DNA or RNA synthesis.

This would allow if the Nano-machine is smaller than the cell for the Nano-machine to create new  DNA or RNA within the cell and change its DNA on the fly.

You would also need a Wifi Chip within the device to communicate with the Nano-Machine wireless, The Chip would need a diagram made of Carbon Nanotube wires which is one of the shapes that can be 3-D Printed, The Wifi transmitter will communicate with the Nano-DNA Synthesizer  selecting the DNA or RNA Monomer to be input into the cell.

Wifi Control Chip Diagram

This Wifi Chip schematic will need to be drawn in Carbon Nanotube Wires enclosed in Silica to make the circuit for the Wifi Chip, then you can have the Wifi Signal open and close different channels to allow certain Mononers through into the Nano RNA/DNA Synthesizer  This will make the Nano-machine's WIfi Control Chip that will control RNA/DNA Output into the cell from a person with a computer connected wireless to the Nano-Machine, that way the data can be input from the computer and Output in DNA/RNA code into the cell.

 

The Power source for these nano-machines will be a synthetic mitochondria which will metabolize Sugar into a combustion reaction, this device will be shaped much like a normal mitochondria but with several modifications that will combust sugar into energy and waste products to drive a nano-motor.

The Synthetic Mitochondria will filter Sugar into the device using Nano-Filters much like the other parts allowing only this product and needed reactants into it. It will flow through the device pushing water into steam as sugar reacts which will turn nano-motors by compression through the Synthetic Mitochondria with a series of nano-motor wheels generating electricity all the parts being made of Silica and Carbon Nanotubes exiting the Synthetic Mitochondria as heated waste products after turning those nano-motor wheels.

Afterward, this will turn a nano-generator which contains magnets and coils generating a current from the mechanical motion of the turning drive wheel much like a Internal Combustion alternator but on the scale of molecules powering the DNA Synthesizer, electron beam molecular assembler and other parts with vital electric current using wires of Carbon Nano-tubes to flow electricity to these parts.

 the finale to this Industrial Nanorobotics post, Movement and completion.

There are two variants of the movement of the swarms of nano-robots, which I call the submarine model and the helicopter movement model which both share a common principal which by the names I am sure you can understand how this works, the mechanical movement generated is converted into motion being  the form of a propeller and  propulsor on the nano scale.

 
The only difference between the aerial and aquatic nano-machines is the shape of the movement devices.

Finally Fabrication, which is done by the same device as the molecular assembler is but on the macroscopic scale, which uses the same technology as computer nano circuits but on the scale of 1 nm.

In order to make Nano-factories large molecular pieces will have to be made in the form of Nano-Electronics, the outside of the chip will be made of Silicon Carbide that has been nano-fabricated with wires of Carbon Nano-tubes, This will allow the nano-machines to have electronic systems on them. The Nano Electron Lithography device can produce Silicon Carbide,Carbon Nanotube, and Silica structures for the nano-machine. The Silica will act as a glue while the Silicon Carbide the semiconductor with carbon nanotubes being the conductor wires for the circuitry on the Nano-machine which as of right now will be for the Electron Lithography Assembler's guide computer, Wifi Chip to receive and sent commands, along with the internal computer which all can be assembled by the Nano Electron Lithography Assembler as all of them can be made via electron lithography into structures.

Thus if we wanted tomorrow one could actually build this Silicon Nano-factory using a Larger electron lithography device that would then replicate into more if placed into a aqueous liquid of the proper materials which would feed the Nano-Electron Lithography assembler that would then be filters for construction of the Self Replicating Silicon Nanite.

Anyone have a Electron Lithography device wanna try and make a Silicon Nanofactory? I tell you it will work, they will even move on its own and make more of themselves and other things can construction in three materials, Silicon Carbide,Carbon Nanotubes, and Silica.

In Swarms it is possible to build structures as large as cars or houses using Swarms of Silicon Nano-factories. These Nano-machines using Computers within along with Wifi Chips for swarm intelligent construction of items to atomically precise scales. You could even interface them with a laptop or Ipad that has a Wifi Chip in them.

They use Sugar for fuel, all you would have to do is place the Nano-factories in sugar water after and they could run forever or in the blood would have plenty of sugar.

Here is something I am not exactly sure about The Binding Energy of Silicon Carbide,Carbon Nanotubes, and Silica, It stands to reason that there should be a way to insert an electron into the orbital of Silicon Carbide,Carbon Nanotubes and Silica to produce the Bonds needed to construct the device or the entire device could be electron lithographied and actually cut from these materials but I would rather use a Nano Electron Lithography device to create bonds, if you ionize the electrons then create a bond then all we must do it put an electron in orbit to make the materials covalent bond(https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2016/nr/c5nr07539d#!divAbstract and https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26757842)

In Organic Molecules covalent bonds have been produced via electron lithography whether the process could happen in inorganic molecules such as Silicon Carbide,Carbon Nanotubes and Silica but if Organic Molecules can be bound to Graphene then other molecules can too, I was thinking the Silicon bonds is enough like a carbon to reproduce the effect of Electron beam covalent binding of molecules.

The Nano-synthesis chemicals have been changed from Silane to Silica because Silica is less toxic than Silane and follows similar chemical processes being a silicon dioxide versus a silicon hydrogen compound, plus using Silica is cheaper than Silane along with being  naturally on the earth.

Updated Nano-synthesis with Silica instead of silane.

Nano-synthesis of CO2 into Carbon Nanotubes stays the same in this process, read more at (https://www.kurzweilai.net/high-quality-carbon-nanotubes-made-from-carbon-dioxide-in-the-air-break-the-manufacturing-cost-barrier).

This allowing the silicon nano-machines able to do Nano-synthesis in Earth's atmosphere and surface, also they would work on other planets too with similar materials able to be sourced on many planets.

I don't understand NFTs... However now NFTing my design.

Link = https://opensea.io/assets/0x495f947276749ce646f68ac8c248420045cb7b5e/103071860955902814613663753513582137519151805275909650010188884274199585095681
 

Edited March 9, 2023 by Vmedvil

[Vmedvil]

The Process for Making Self-Replicating Nanofactories is patented until 2043 by West Nanorobotics LLC.

 

What they look like.

Sci Fi Reference, Link = https://civilization.fandom.com/wiki/Industrial_Nanorobotics_(SMAC)

Edited March 13, 2023 by Vmedvil

[write4u]

On 3/9/2023 at 1:46 AM, Vmedvil said:

The Synthetic Mitochondria will filter Sugar into the device using Nano-Filters much like the other parts allowing only this product and needed reactants into it. It will flow through the device pushing water into steam as sugar reacts which will turn nano-motors by compression through the Synthetic Mitochondria with a series of nano-motor wheels generating electricity all the parts being made of Silica and Carbon Nanotubes exiting the Synthetic Mitochondria as heated waste products after turning those nano-motor wheels.

I am confused.  Is the illustration not a picture of a microtubule, not a mitochondria?

 

Visualizing 'unfurling' microtubule growth

[quote]Living cells depend absolutely on tubulin, a protein that forms hollow tube-like polymers, called microtubules, that form scaffolding for moving materials inside the cell. Tubulin-based microtubule scaffolding allows cells to move, keeps things in place or moves them around. When cells divide, microtubule fibers pull the chromosomes apart into new cells. Cells with defects in tubulin polymerization die. [/quote] [quote] Microtubule fibers are hollow rods made of much smaller tubulin subunits that spontaneously assemble at one end of the rod, but exactly how they do this inside the crowded environment of living cells has been a mystery. Now researchers at UC Davis have uncovered the mechanism that puts these blocks in place, illustrated in a new animation. [/quote]

more... https://phys.org/news/2018-11-visualizing-unfurling-microtubule-growth.html

Edited March 14, 2023 by write4u

[Vmedvil]

On 3/14/2023 at 11:44 AM, write4u said:

I am confused.  Is the illustration not a picture of a microtubule, not a mitochondria?

It is a nano-motor as described, these are not organic nanomachines they don't have proteins in them such as microtubules.

[write4u]

1 hour ago, Vmedvil said:

It is a nano-motor as described, these are not organic nanomachines they don't have proteins in them such as microtubules.

Please forgive my insistence.  I am not trolling, but trying to correct what I perceive as a misidentifier.

I understand that it depicts an artificial construct, but it is not a mitochondrion, it is an artificial microtubule. 

It looks very much like the cross-section of a microtubule motor that drives bacterial flagella 

<--- microtubule

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41564-020-0788-8

open the side-bar titled [Figures]

Edited March 17, 2023 by write4u

[Vmedvil]

6 minutes ago, write4u said:

Please forgive my insistence.  I am not trolling, but trying to correct what I perceive as a misidentifier.

I understand that it depicts an artificial construct, but it is not a mitochondria, it is an artificial microtubule. 

AFAIK, Mitochondria do not drive any kind of motor .

However, it looks very much like the microtubule motor that drives bacterial flagella 

<--- microtubule

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41564-020-0788-8

The idea is to combust sugar and make the nano-motor spin by this combustion and is somewhat like a bacterial flagella but rather than move the device powers it. Those microtubules are called Alpha Helixes which is a known component of proteins. These are, once again, fully synthetic they were completely artifically created which is why they don't have that structure in that form but the carbon nanotube wires are somewhat a microtubule or alpha helix like.

Edited March 17, 2023 by Vmedvil

[write4u]

Thanks for clarifying. I am no scientist but strive to understand the principles involved.

[MianNholst]

very informative and elaborative post. 

[Vmedvil]

Self-Replicating Nanofactory And Uses Thereof

Abstract

This is a self-replicating nanofactory which uses nano-electron lithography to assemble
copies of itself along with nanoscale precise products. The device is 100 nm x 100 nm x
100 nm in size making it a type of nanomachine that assembles products being a
nanofactory. The device is composed of carbon nanotubes, silicon carbide and silica which
are naturally available in the form of carbon dioxide and silicon dioxide on many planets
and asteroids in the universe. This device uses sugar to power itself as the carbon based
nanomachines being cells and bacteria use as a power source which can be naturally sourced in a environment as well.

Assignee: West Nanorobotics LLC
Appl. No.: 63/474,335
Filed: 08/09/22

Claims

1. Any Self-Replicating Nanofactory especially those that are composed of Carbon Nanotubes,
Silicon Carbide, and Silica.

2. Any Nanomachine that uses an nanoscale electron beam molecular assembler to produce copies of
itself.

3. Any Nanomachine that uses a nanoscale electron beam molecular assembler to produce nanoscale
precise products of any sort especially those that are constructed of Carbon Nanotubes,Silicon
Carbide, or Silica.

4. The Method of claims 2 and 3 being the technology that makes this possible which is the
nanoscale electron beam molecular assembler and its components such as molecular nano-filters.

5. Any component of the self-replicating nanofactory that are listed in this patent document that have
been changed to be smaller than 100 nm x 100 nm x 100 nm in total size, such as the synthetic
mitochondria as a example, however this includes all of them listed in any part of the document.

Description

BRIEF SUMMARY

These self-replicating nanofactory devices are used for industrial applications such as manufacturing
which are self-replicating. They can produce nanoscale precise products of any kind made of Carbon
nanotubes, Silicon Carbide, and Silica using sugar, carbon dioxide, and silicon dioxide as a source of
materials. These self-replicating nanofactories have several components that allow the functionality of the
self-replicating nanofactory. The devices have built in nanoscale wifi chips as a components thus are able
to receive instructions from a computer such as a laptop or desktop with a wifi card. The self-replicating
nanofactories also have a built in computer which includes the components of any computer however on a
scale smaller than 100 nm x 100 nm x 100 nm such as Random Access Memory, Central Processing Unit,

Wifi Chip, Solid State Drive, and Cooling Units. The self-replicating nanofactory includes components
for power as well such as a synthetic mitochondria and EMF Inductors to generate mechanical force and
DC current. The Self-replicating nanofactory has a storage system to contain large quantities of aqueous
sugar to power itself. The Self-replicating nanofactory includes a component being the nanoscale electron
beam lithography device which allows for manufacturing and self-replication. The Self-replicating
nanofactory includes components such as propellers to achieve flight much in the same way a helicopter
or drone works being powered by the synthetic mitochondria. The electronic components use the Carbon
Nanotubes as wires and the Silicon Carbide as a semiconductor . The silica is used as material to make the
non-electronic components being used as a type of building material. These Self-replicating nanofactories
being a type of Utility Fog used for aerial applications such as manufacturing of nanoscale precise
products and copies of itself.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

FIG. 1, Silicon Self-Replicating Nanofactory Diagram

FIG. 2, Nanoscale Electron Beam Lithography Molecular Assembler Diagram

FIG. 3, Carbon Dioxide Nano-Filter Diagram

FIG. 4, Silicon Dioxide Nano-Filter Diagram

FIG. 5, Nanoscale Motor which is apart of the Synthetic Mitochondria Diagram

FIG. 6, Nanoscale Wifi Chip Diagram

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

There are many parts that are nanoscale to the self-replicating nanofactories such as Random Access
Memory, Central Processing Unit, Wifi Chip, Solid State Drive, Cooling Units, Synthetic Mitochondria,
EMF Inductors, Storage System, Electron Beam Lithography Molecular Assembler, Nano-Filters, and

Propellers each of which will be explained in the following order. These parts make the entire self-
replicating nanofactory when combined according to figure 1.

First, the Random Access Memory which is constructed in the same fashion as standard computer
R.A.M., however is constructed of Carbon Nanotube circuits with Silicon Carbide being used as the
semiconductor. The process for construction is electron beam lithography by the Electron Beam
Lithography Molecular Assembler as with all the components of the self-replicating nanofactory. The
R.A.M.'s storage is 64 bytes being constructed of thousands small 1 nm capacitors and transistors. They
will need to be constructed three dimensionally taking up 19 nm x 19 nm x 19 nm of volume being the
active memory of the device.

Second, The Central Processing Unit which is constructed in the same fashion as standard computer
C.P.U.s however is constructed of Carbon Nanotube circuits with Silicon Carbide used as the
semiconductor. The processor will be a 8 bit processor with 3,500 transistors that are all 1 nm in size and
16 byte front side bus which will take up 17 x 17 x 17 nm. This processing chip is for the most part like a
Intel 8008 chip but constructed at a much smaller scale which will be running at 500 kilohertz as the
frequency of the C.P.U. For this device.

Third, The Wifi Chip which is constructed of Carbon Nanotube and Silicon Carbide components which
follows the exact pattern as shown in figure 6 which is small being 5 nm x 5 nm x 5 nm constructed three
dimensionally within the self-replicating nanofactory. This part of the self-replicating nanofactory allow
for communication with external computers which control the actual nanofactory's movements
programming the self-replicating nanofactory.

Fourth, The solid state drive is constructed of the same materials as the Random Access Memory of the
self-replicating nanofactory however the only difference is this is a 128 byte solid state drive having tens
of thousands of transistors and capacitors taking up a total of 23 nm x 23 nm x 23 nm in volume which is
constructed three dimensionally just as the Random Access Memory of the self-replicating nanofactory
being made of 1 nm components.

Fifth, The cooling system which is a series of three small 2 nm x 2 nm x 100 nm pipes that run near the
electronic components of the self- replicating nanofactory with a series of 1 nm x 1 nm x 1 nm fans in
them removing heat from the electronic components of the self-replicating nanofactory. These fans will
move either liquid or air molecules through the pipes depending on what medium the self-replicating
nanofactory is in.

Sixth, The Synthetic Mitochondria is constructed of silica and silicon carbide being a set of chambers that
combustion of sugar happens in being 10 nm x 30 nm x 10 nm allowing for .00477 nanograms of sugars
to be contained within the synthetic mitochondria making 67.84 nanojoules of energy when the entire
reaction chamber is combusted powering the self-replicating nanofactory's various functions. The
combustion in water generates steam as the small amounts of water in the synthetic mitochondria turn a
nanomotor that leads to a driveshaft that creates mechanical motion.

Seventh, The EMF inductor is wrapped around the driveshaft leading from the synthetic mitochondria
which the EMF inductor is constructed of Carbon Nanotube wires allowing for current to be generated
from the mechanical motion caused from the synthetic mitochondria's combustion of sugar. This allows
for a DC current to be created powering the electronic components such as the C.P.U., Wifi Chip,
R.A.M.,Solid State Drive, and Electron Beam Lithography Molecular Assembler.

Eighth, The storage system which is a set of cubes that store carbon dioxide, sugar, and silica. The
chambers of the storage system is 30 x 10 x 10 nm split into three compartments for each of the various
materials. This acts as a fuel tank for the self-replicating nanofactory being connected to the synthetic
mitochondria and electron beam molecular assembler based on the input being stored within the
compartment which have a external opening with nano-filters.

Ninth, Electron Beam Lithography Molecular Assembler which is constructed of Silicon Carbide, Carbon
Nanotubes, and Silica being a set of chambers as in figure 2 that condense a beam of electrons into a small
1 nm radius sized location which allow for the construction of all the components of the self-replicating
nanofactory. This device will create covalent bonds between Carbon to Carbon, Silicon to Carbon, or

Oxygen to Oxygen by putting a electron in orbit of the two atoms by precise movements of the self-
replicating nanofactory being able to form bonds on the atomic scale between atoms building the self-
replicating nanofactories atom by atom. The Silica and Carbon dioxide enter the end electron beam

lithography molecular assembler to be hit by the electon beam and ionized then bonded in a set of several
configurations making Silicon Carbide, Carbon Nanotubes, or Silica sols by creating covalent bonds
which allows for the creation of any object to the precision of 1 nm or larger. The size of this device
which extends from the underside of the self-replicating nanofactory is 30 nm x 30 nm x 50 nm.

Tenth, The nanofilters are nanopores that allow for the passage of one type of material into the storage
chamber which is sugar, carbon dioxide, silica, or water. There are a total for four types of nano-filter
which are cut to only allow a single atom of the molecules through the filter of one type which there is a
series of these that open to the outside of the device for each type of molecule to enter the device that is
needed for the building operations or to fuel the device.

Eleventh, The propellers which are attached to the driveshaft there are a total of four propellers two on
each side of the device which allow for flight much like a helicopter or drone. These propellers receive
mechanical motions from the nanomotor of the synthetic mitochondria.

The original self-replicating nanofactory is constructed by a macroscale electron beam lithography device
with a resolution small enough to make covalent bonds and ionize atoms which is a higher resolution than
1 nm.

HOW TO USE

To use these device you find a location that has the required materials such as Silica, Carbon Dioxide,
Sugar, and Water then place these devices near it. They will use the materials to construct any object made
of Silicon Carbide, Carbon Nanotubes, or Silica to atomic precision in the environment using available

materials being controlled by a external computer being a programming transponder for the self-
replicating nanofactories by wireless communications via Wifi.