NANOTECHNOLOGY UPDATE: This interview with three Silicon Valley nanotechnology experts is very interesting, offering a mixture of caution and visionary planning. Best quote: “The only thing you can safely say (about predicting nanotech’s potential) is the farther out you look, the tougher it gets, and the more bold and the more futuristic the prediction. If it doesn’t sound like science fiction, it’s almost certainly false.”

To the best of my knowledge, the speaker — venture capitalist Steve Jurvetson — does not reside in his mother’s basement. . .