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Nanotechnology now, please.

A Ferarri that used to be Augusto Pinochet, eh? I'm not sure that's very cool. I'd sooner just ride around on his back slapping his head every now and then.

There is no substitute for a good old fashioned pig with atomic bomb strapped to his back! That was a popular one in Appalachia.

There is no substitute for a good old fashioned pig with atomic bomb strapped to his back

true, true.

capnreverb’s breath?
just kidding buddy!

Vince Clortho wrote:There is no substitute for a good old fashioned pig with atomic bomb strapped to his back! That was a popular one in Appalachia.

What about cockroaches that merge to form a Voltron-like robot that has craazy ass laser eyes and all sorts of other neat ways to destroy stuff?

uk_chris wrote:
the way in which this technology works is that it rearanges things at the sub atomic level. you could literaly thow some nanites into a bath tub full of wood, and if given the right commands they could turn that wood into gold, all by rearranging the molecules.

Michael Crichton fantasies aside, this technology doesn't exist. This is alchemy and isn't even really in the realm of nanotechnology. There are major, and I mean MAJOR, hurdles to overcome before you see any practical 'nanobots' and for these we're talking about manipulation of individual atoms and molecules, not neutrons and protons, etc.

There are already examples of products in the marketplace that use nanotechnology and there will be many more in the coming years. There will certainly be some practical NEMS (nano electromechanical systems) available, but they will most certainly be more mundane that what you see in science fiction.

ebeam wrote:

uk_chris wrote:
the way in which this technology works is that it rearanges things at the sub atomic level. you could literaly thow some nanites into a bath tub full of wood, and if given the right commands they could turn that wood into gold, all by rearranging the molecules.

Michael Crichton fantasies aside, this technology doesn't exist. This is alchemy and isn't even really in the realm of nanotechnology. There are major, and I mean MAJOR, hurdles to overcome before you see any practical 'nanobots' and for these we're talking about manipulation of individual atoms and molecules, not neutrons and protons, etc.

There are already examples of products in the marketplace that use nanotechnology and there will be many more in the coming years. There will certainly be some practical NEMS (nano electromechanical systems) available, but they will most certainly be more mundane that what you see in science fiction.

Naysayer!!!

ZAP!

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This is probably the best thread I've read on here in quite awhile. Quite funny, indeed.

there is an article on wired.com written by bill joy about nanotechnology. I just had to write a paper for class on it. I'll see if I can find the link and post it later.