Can you manipulate matter so that a machine can make anything out of atoms in the air and use them to create items or

Question: Can you manipulate matter so that a machine can make anything out of atoms in the air and use them to create items or will it be damaging in any way
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  air,
  damage,
  matter
Asked by anon-226740 to Aimee on 12 Nov 2019.
- Aimee Egglestone answered on 12 Nov 2019:
  
  Hmm… like an atomic 3D printer? I think the amount of energy you would need to do that is far outweigh the current bounds of science. But maybe in a thousand years!

Question: Can you manipulate matter so that a machine can make anything out of atoms in the air and use them to create items or will it be damaging in any way