snowhite@walt.cc.utexas.edu (jones r.) (05/28/90)
I am not familiar with this stuff too deeply either. However, man copies from nature abundantly so I figure that ATP-like substances will be used. Also it might be posible to send energy along a circuit made of molecules in a digital-quatum mechinics like manner. The molecules will change states and shapes in a violent and sudden way but also in a very predictable way, always seeking the lowest state. Mike Cheselka 400 w. 34th st. apt. #103 Austin, Texas, 78705 [I doubt that nanomachines will use ATP, for the same reason that cars don't use ATP: nanomachines will be built of stronger, more resistant stuff than proteins, and will be able to use high-energy fuels directly. Personally, I wouldn't be surprised to see hydrogen in applications where a physical fuel is used. Nanomachines could also use electricity; the tradeoffs remain to be made. --JoSH]