Interestingly, it was Drexler was first addressed the potential dark side of nanotechnology, coining the term "grey goo"; this thought experiment posited a molecular "replicator" (essentially a microscopic robot) that would be capable of self-replication, using matter from its environment as raw materials.
Be capable of making decisions.
Be capable of solving your own problems.
It is rumoured the big announcement will regard a new planet that has similarities to both Earth's atmosphere and substance, essentially meaning that it is capable of supporting life.
That means they are essentially biological blank slates that are capable of becoming another differentiated type of cell — like a skin cell, a fat cell or a muscle cell.
In a country as diverse and poor as India, the persistence of general communal harmony amid occasional outbreaks of disharmony suggests an essentially accommodating nation, one that is capable of living with and absorbing difference.
Essentially, they knew what he was capable of becoming, and they knew that the best they could do was simply let it develop — on the streets, in the parks, on the dusty courtyard where he and the ball were inseparable.
After all, he explained, while there's good reason for concern around essentially constructing killing machines, robots are capable of, among other things, calmly assessing context.
And didn't Sontag raise the stakes slightly higher in that opening chapter, when she said, essentially, Here is what my imagination is capable of; here is what I have been able to see?
The organization is essentially trying to show that it is capable of traveling to different countries and waging attacks.
