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Nano the Car
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I object! Every one of your cells has little pumps that act as vehicles to remove individual atoms. You'd be dead without themGFLPraxis said:Dude, nobody is ever going to need trucks to carry INDIVIDUAL ATOMS
. This kind of technique could lead to something fantastic for people with diseases like cystic fibrosis. Could also apply to circuvent acquired drug resistance in some cancers.If only they could paint a little red cross on the side of them.....
It's good to see that such important scientific endeavours are being explored through months of intense research and experimentation.
I realize that there is potential use for this, but there are more realistic and manageable things that time/money could be spent on.
I realize that there is potential use for this, but there are more realistic and manageable things that time/money could be spent on.
Whyren said:
too true, too true.
and to think that not too many years ago self-proclaimed scientists were wasting time and resources observing molds, generating cute tiny light beams, playing with little solid semiconductor devices and other impractical time-wasters
Don't panic said:
Point taken. Research is always such a minefield of monetary use vs results/PR...take too long to release something, people complain for holding back helpful technologies; release it quicker with less testing, people get sick/hurt/other and sue, costing money, further hindering future research. I don't mean to say that this is impractical as it could have quite a variety of uses...it's just a bit out and up from where much research today stands meaning there's a higher likelihood of great success/complete failure in it.
...I'm not entirely sure that last sentence made any sense...
.Andy said:I object! Every one of your cells has little pumps that act as vehicles to remove individual atoms. You'd be dead without them
If only they could paint a little red cross on the side of them.....
How are you going to DRIVE it inside a person? I think a control system is bigger than a few atoms.
mpw said:My first thought?
80,000 really confused people in a football stadium who each paid $20 to watch my "nano Monster-truck" show!
[dumb hick voice]"Umm, Betty Sue, I thought we's gonna come here and watch da Grave Digger smash some cars, not deez little critters?"[/dumb hick voice]
