The Smalley vs. Drexler "Battle of the Nano Scientists" rages on

Nobel Laureate nanotechnologist Richard Smalley and pioneering nano visionary Eric Drexler have taken their firey debate about the scientific probability (and exact definition) of molecular assemblers to the front page of Chemical & Engineering News magazine. Here's the Foresight Institute's summary. Ray Kurzweil has jumped into the fray too. Link