Appendix: Nano Neologisms Any new technology almost inevitably introduces new words. A great many of the terms that have been invented for nanotechnology are simply existing words with "nano" prefixing them. Their meaning is therefore self-evident; a formal definition is only needed in some cases to remove ambiguity. This Appendix describes these and some other new words, given in alphabetical order. Errification. A change in the parameters of a system that promotes a higher incidence of defective components, or errors in operation. Eutactic. (adj.) Describes the ideal nano-environment, in which every atom is pos- itioned and oriented as desired. The eutactic environment is an essential precursor for carrying out mechanosynthetic chemistry (cf. Section 8.3). Micro-Enabled Nanotechnology. A general challenge of nanotechnology is how to scale it up or out in order to provide artifacts usable by human beings. Microtech- nology has the potential to act as a key intermediary in this process. For example, nanocatalysts may line the inner tubes of a microchemical reactor [84]. Nanification. To approach the meaning of the word "nanification", think of miniatur- ization but in a more all-encompassing fashion. To nanify electronics, for example, is not only to make individual components smaller (right down to the nanoscale) but also to adapt all parts of the industry to that situation, including design aspects. In short, nanification means introducing nanotechnology in an integrated rather than a piecemeal fashion. Hence, to nanify manufacture is, ultimately, to introduce molecu-