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PauldoMemberMedical nanobots are being developed
Microscopic robots – just a few nanometres across – are being developed as part of efforts to improve healthcare. In some countries, they have reached the trial stage and will soon be approved by the government. Utilised in medical research and treatments, their size will enable them to reach places in the body that were simply inaccessible before or too delicate for conventional instruments to operate on.
In the coming years, the most important breakthroughs will be in the treatment of cancer. Using nanobots, it will be possible to detect tumours earlier than ever before and target them with far more precision. In the 2030s, over 90% of cancers will be cured as a result of this. Even patients who would previously have been classed as “terminally ill” will routinely be saved. Monitoring of heart conditions, neurological disorders and many other illnesses will also improve dramatically. Combined with enormous strides in stem cell research, this will create a new generation of medical treatments reaching a whole new level of sophistication and efficiency.
The nanobots themselves are built on a molecule-by-molecule basis, via positionally-controlled diamond mechanosynthesis and diamondoid nanofactories. Each robot is capable of propelling itself using tiny motors and is equipped with microscopic sensing, guidance and communication devices.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-2Xw-GNkUQ&feature=player_embedded
esmokahParticipantf nano bots. i want some of those worms that Fry gets in that episode of Futurama. (Parasites Lost)
spychtMemberI'm too lazy to do any of my own research on this topic, but I am curious whether anybody has read anything about these replacing surgeons entirely.
..and why the F*$% hasn't Abe commented in this thread yet? It better be because he's studying intensely so he can become a surgeon and make his fortune before these robots take ar jebbz.
PauldoMemberI've been telling him for years that he's going to be my brain mechanic. The brain surgeon of the future is going to be much different than today. It'll be all about the nano. Invest in nano! My nanobots are going to be wireless so I'll need a network admin. Also gonna be a need for software developers to write progs for the nanos, etc. A surgeon is going to need a lot of different skill sets.
nodsamadhiMemberMy nanobots are going to be wireless so I'll need a network admin.
on it.
if you piss me off, i'll just route all your senses to /dev/null 😀
PauldoMemberMy nanobots are going to be wireless so I'll need a network admin.
on it.
if you piss me off, i'll just route all your senses to /dev/null 😀
that's my problem now! ;D
PookztAMembercool thread, thanks for posting
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