I admit that I am not ‘techno’ literate so I would appreciate posts to be layman friendly.
My question is what are the limits of nanotechnology? Nanites are pretty hot stuff in sci-fi at the moment but I feel that they have become a carte blanch for anything a writer can think off. Everything from shape shifting to matter manipulation of magical proportions is justified with nanotechnology. What little I know of this field is that current developments have produced stronger and lighter materials but nothing like the fantastic stuff of sci-fi. Is any of this even plausible? The best thing I have heard of recently was a gel which contained self assembling proteins. This mixture prevents bleeding almost instantaneously. If it is proven to be safe doctors are anxious to use it for everything from eye to brain surgery. But this isn’t exactly transhumanism is it! Is nanotechnology really a gateway to a brave new world, or just science worship which will be ultimately fruitless (like laser eye surgery or global warming *hahaha*)?
Limits Of Nanotechnology?!?
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I admit that I am not ‘techno’ literate so I would appreciate posts to be layman friendly.
My question is what are the limits of nanotechnology? Nanites are pretty hot stuff in sci-fi at the moment but I feel that they have become a carte blanch for anything a writer can think off. Everything from shape shifting to matter manipulation of magical proportions is justified with nanotechnology. What little I know of this field is that current developments have produced stronger and lighter materials but nothing like the fantastic stuff of sci-fi. Is any of this even plausible? The best thing I have heard of recently was a gel which contained self assembling proteins. This mixture prevents bleeding almost instantaneously. If it is proven to be safe doctors are anxious to use it for everything from eye to brain surgery. But this isn’t exactly transhumanism is it! Is nanotechnology really a gateway to a brave new world, or just science worship which will be ultimately fruitless (like laser eye surgery or global warming *hahaha*)?