Quote Originally Posted by smokinindausa
Ok let me set you guys straight. Fetcher, those are some crazy conspiracy theories. Buzz UK, nanotechnology DOES exist. They have made a few nano-bots in laboratories in a vacuum. They are incredibly expensive and do not have the ability to self replicate. In fact they are nothing more than sensors, really. But they still are a microscopic machine with a microscopic microchip. It seems liek science fiction now, but so was space flight in the 40's. Kombucha, I justy threw that AI thing in for the hell of it. The first nanos will just have pre-programmed tasts set into thier systems. However, who knows what will happen hundreds of years down the road.

One application of nanites that I didn't say before woudl be the ability to war a kind of nanite exoskeleton. The swarm of nanos would enter your bloodstream and coat you skin. Basically, a person with an advanced nanoskeleton would be able to:

Breathe underwater
Super-strenght, super speed, super reflexes
Active camoflage (like a chameleon)
Resistant to extreme heat and cold
Bullet-proof
Augmentation of the healing process


Also if they could truly figure out the brain, nanites could augment brain activity, exponentially increasing brain power.

By the way, I'm not just pulling this out my ass. There was a big feature on the history channel about it.
lol, you just listed the augs from 'Deus Ex' (good game!), what i meant by 'they don't exist', to paraphrase myself, is that they are not advanced in the way that you describe, and most likely won't be. plus, i don't quite understand what you mean when you say that the can take on pretty much any charicteristic or function needed. could they change between functions? would they need some sort of AI? could they take on ANY role? how would active camo work? wouldn't they need to have some kind of colour canging device, I mean, this is some crazy shit! i guess they're only atoms in size, but how do you manipulate a few atoms? "ok guys, i need you to be bullet-proof now, put these tiny kevlar vests on" , lol, i don't see it.
BUZz UK Reviewed by BUZz UK on . Nanotech and the end of the world. In case you dont know what nanotech is here are a few links. http://www.zyvex.com/nano/ http://e-drexler.com/p/idx04/00/0325nanoOverview.html Basically, nanotechnology is he use of microscopic robots to manipulate objects on a molecular scale. Also, scientists say that these "nanobots" or nanites could be given the ability to self-replicate. This means that, theorietically, a swarm of nanites could exponentially expand, consuming all life on Earth. Just in case you were wondering, Rating: 5