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Nanotechnology and the Future

02/24/2008 9:20 PM

I'm writing an article on nano-technology and the future, and I was wondering if you could send me the most audacious futuristic nano-applications that you can conceive of! I already used computers the size of pennies, nano-bots scourging cancer from people, and germ resistant clothing. What's cooking in your nano-kitchen tonight?
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02/25/2008 9:49 AM

Check out Nano-Chicken Feed.

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02/25/2008 11:26 PM

Neil Stephenson's book "The Diamond Age: or A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer" is a great book that talks about exactly this. I have seen it referenced in articles about nanotechnology before (I think a Wired magazine article referenced it).

The wikipedia page on the book, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Diamond_Age has a decent summary. If you have time to read it before finishing the article, I highly recommend it.
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02/26/2008 6:58 AM

The most audacious application of nano - as a well funded hoax nano keeps a lot of American engineers and scientists on the payroll while we figure out what to do with them. Pretty cynical, huh?

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02/26/2008 3:10 PM

Type in your serch eng ''nanosolar''. that the newest think I come across recently.

It is just a dream of free energy.
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02/26/2008 4:22 PM

How about nanobot eye repair, reattaching torn retinas? Fixing nerve damage creating new pathways to repair separated nerves. Most spinal injuries nerve endings are separated by a few millimeters, nanobots could bridge the gap. Here is one, nanobot sutures, cut healing time from weeks to hours. Nanobot delousing, no chemicals needed. Nano teeth whitening. Nano Lipo: fat and cellulite removal. Osteosolidosis: the thickening of the bones.

Self-cleaning cell phones, nano crowd control (non-leathal weapons). Nano chemical emulsion. Nano vessel cleaners.

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02/29/2008 2:34 PM

I am addressing lifeisze physical systems such as a building, an aircraft, etc. not systems that are themselves on a nanoscale.
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02/27/2008 9:29 AM

Nano mechanics is a rather interesting topic in Nanotechnology, however we do not yet know how to asssemble nano components to make life-size physical systems. This, I believe, is one of the big challenge in Nanotechnology today.
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02/27/2008 11:31 AM

How about Japan's Mega city based on carbon nanotubes?

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02/28/2008 9:36 AM

It is a proposal.
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02/29/2008 6:55 AM

"...send me the most audacious futuristic nano-applications that you can conceive of..."

I know...It's why I put it there...

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