That could produce anything from a space age guitar to a cup of Earl Grey tea. Your favorite character just programmed the replicator, and whatever he or she wanted appeared. Researchers are working on developing a method called molecular manufacturing that may someday make the Star Trek replicator a reality. The gadget these folks envision is called a molecular fabricator; this device would use tiny manipulators to position atoms and molecules to build an object as complex as a desktop computer. Researchers believe that raw 4materials can be used to reproduce almost any inanimate object using this method. There are many different points of view about the nanotechnology. These differences start with the definition of nanotechnology. Some define it as any activity that involves manipulating materials between one nanometer and 100 nanometers. However the original definition of nanotechnology involved building machines at the molecular scale and involves the manipulation of materials on an atomic (about two-tenths of a nanometer) scale. The debate continues with varying opinions about exactly what nanotechnology can achieve. Some researchers believe nanotechnology can be used to significantly extend the human lifespan or produce replicator-like devices that can create almost anything from simple raw materials. Others see nanotechnology only as a tool to help us do what we do now, but faster or better. The third major area of debate concerns the timeframe of nanotechnology- related advances. Will nanotechnology have a significant impact on our day-to-day lives in a decade or two, or will many of these promised advances take considerably longer to become realities? Finally, all the opinions about what nanotechnology can help us achieve echo with ethical challenges. If nanotechnology helps us to increase our life-spans or produce manufactured goods from inexpensive raw materials, what is the moral imperative about making such technology available to all? Is there sufficient understanding or regulation of nanotech based materials to minimize possible harm to us or our environment I. Introduction 1. The article/text/passage is head-lined... 2. The author of the article/text/passage is... The article is written by... 3. It is published in... II. Main part 1. The article/text/passage deals with... The article is about... The main idea of the article is... 2. The purpose of the article is to give a reader some information on... 3. (At the beginning) the author describes, touches upon......, explains, introduces, mentions, characterizes, analyses, comments on..., enumerates, points out, underlines, III. Conclusion In conclusion the author... IV. Your own opinion I found the article informative /interesting/dull/ useful and easy/difficult to understand При написании резюме используйте слова- связки: Then/ after that, further on, next/ the author passes on to...., goes on to say that сделать реферирование текста по плану строго