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SCIENTISTS ARE TRYING TO BUILD MOLECULES ATOM BY ATOM USING STM, AFM . THIS IS THE FIELD OF NANOTECHNOLOGY WHICH STILL USES THE PRINCIPLES OF CHEMISTRY, WHICH IS A VERY RANDOM AND THE LEAST UNDERSTOOD SCIENCE (ASSUMPTION HOLDS IN CHEMISTRY). WHAT I MEAN TO ASK BY SYNTHEZISING MOLECULES VIRTUALLY IS WHETHER WE CAN MAKE A PROGRAM FOR THE SYNTHEZISE OF A MOLECULE WITH ALL THE NECESSARY DATA ABOUT THE BOND ENERGIES OF REACTANTS AND PRODUCTS. OR CAN THE VIRTUAL REALITY STUFF THAT IS MOSTLY USED IN VIDEO GAMES, MEDICAL AND CONSTRUCTION APPLICATIONS CAN BE USED. IMAGINE A SCIENTIST WEARING THE GOGGLES LOOKING AT THE MOLECULES AND THE OTHER ATOMS AND MOLECULES FLOATING AROUND. HE JUST HAS TO MOVE HIS HANDS, REMOVE THE ATOM WHICH HE DOES NOT WANT FROM THE REACTANT AND ATTACH ONE OF THE FLOATING ATOMS TO THE INTERMEDIATE. IS THIS POSSIBLE OR IS ANY RESEARCH GROUP TRYING TO DO THIS. (I DON'T THINK SO)
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