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The E-Sylum:  Volume 5, Number 31, July 28, 2002, Article 13

ANOTHER NEW WORD: NANOMONEY

  Andy Lustig sends this item, noting: "This is worth sharing!"
  It's an article titled "Tangible Nanomoney" by Robert A.
  Freitas Jr., originally published in July 2000.

  "Robert Freitas, author of the recently-published
  groundbreaking technical book Nanomedicine, reflects
  on how we might pay for very advanced medicine -- or
  indeed, pay for anything at all -- in a world where artificial
  molecular machine systems are commonplace.

  Hint: Perhaps we'll be using coins made of tantalum or
  ununquadium!
  http://www.kurzweilai.net/email/artRedirect.html?artID=508&m=843

  [It's hard to disagree with the author's fourth law of money:
  "Money should not be inherently physically dangerous to its
   owner (e.g. radioactive, poisonous, explosive, etc.).  King
   Midas can attest to that...  -Editor]

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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