"Everyone will have a supply of nanites (microscopic robots) that will assemble themselves into whatever is needed for the moment — a bicycle, a chair, a kayak, a bed, a table… There will be little need for permanent possessions."


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http://www.amazon.com/End-Work-Jeremy-Rifkin/dp/1585423130/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/103-5370534-1827051?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1188351402&sr=8-1 -"The End of Work"