Nanotechnology Update

A new $750 thermoplastic extruding 3D printer allows you to make 3D objects on your desktop:

http://singularityhub.com/2009/04/09/3d-printing-and-self-replicating-machines-in-your-living-room-seriously/

This is an early ancestor of the holy grail of nanotechnology: a desktop factory, which will allow us to manufacture anything we want in our own homes. No need to buy products anymore!

Nanotechnology Update

While this is far from being nanotechnology, 3D printing is analogous to what a nanofactory will allow in another decade or two (only with virtually ANY product, not just plastic objects):

http://thefutureofthings.com/news/5522/3-d-printing-on-demand.html