I've been thinking about this sort of thing, off and on, for the last 20 years, but I never thought it needed a name, since no one else out there seemed to care.
If the nanotech enthusiasts are going anyplace with their passion, I'd call it, "reverse engineering robust nanotech". Just trace the history backwards, and see how tightly you can compress it.
If you get the name of that book, I want to know and buy myself a copy, because this sort of thing is going to loom large in my starship story.
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If the nanotech enthusiasts are going anyplace with their passion, I'd call it, "reverse engineering robust nanotech". Just trace the history backwards, and see how tightly you can compress it.
If you get the name of that book, I want to know and buy myself a copy, because this sort of thing is going to loom large in my starship story.