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Posted: 8/16/2007 10:26:02 PM | Its already here now, nano carbon tubes, nano fibers.
Its not going to change the world like the bullshit in Drexler"s books though, thats jetsons stuff.
It will change the world in the same way that plastic change the world though. | |
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Posted: 8/17/2007 6:40:00 AM | would be interesting... and it wont be like plastic changing the world, or any of the silly sci fi stories that are popular out there...
If they figure out how to rewire the brain (with nanobots) to give everyone eidetic memories..... within one generation or two, not only will we see a dramatic change in technology, we will see a dramatic social changes too, as people will be able to learn x1000 times as much in the same amount of time, and there is no telling what that would do on a global scale... it will be something akin to when humans discovered/developed fire.... written language...electricity.....internet...
All we can hope is that the religious types fight against it.. so that they go extinct naturally due to not being augmented. As they will be the only real barrier in the way of this type of progress, and most other free thinking type of progress, in all fields. | |
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Posted: 8/17/2007 8:26:45 AM | Amazing stuff. I wont live to see it, but someday nanotechology will make disease, and short lifespans a thing of past. As long as you can afford it that is, which opens a
whole ohter can of worms. Can you imagine how badly it would suck to be born into a world of 300 year old people. You would never catch up. | |
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Posted: 8/18/2007 9:43:11 PM | | Ray Kurzweil, in his book, The Singulatity is Near, lays out a future for computing and nanotech both exhilirating and terrifying. The crux -- it's closer than you think (try the 2020s), and it will redefine civilization and what it means to be human as we know it. | |
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Posted: 8/19/2007 9:24:29 AM | I went and read a bit about Ray Kurzweil's achievements and predictions.
This individual's bio is amazing!
But the 'feeling' that constantly resurfaced as I read about him .. nearly everything, seemingly without struggle or any major opposition, coming to pass.. creeps me out.
mtloophiker, thanks for the reference to this person. | |
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Posted: 8/19/2007 10:18:02 AM | Do some reading about Tesla, a contemporary of Edison.
As an inventor and engineer, I find it interesting how the general public gives credit to fiction writers for technology. Perhaps it is because I see it before I read about it in fiction. It is true that the entertainment and popular press is usually involved in "priming" the public to accept new developments but speculation of future trends in the labs of "bleading edge" industries is can be very interesting. If one fears technology, then I would suggest you should "be afraid, be very afraid" of what is coming. The rest of us will enjoy its benefits and do our best to prevent its abuse. The future of technology is a lot more "way out there" than the public has been prepared for but that has been the norm of the modern age.
"Bleading edge" is a common term used to describe the cost of delivering new technology to the public. Bleeding cash while leading the market. It is sad that this country is selling out its ability to create and deliver technology to countries that do not have similar values to us. In some cases, they would like nothing more than to use the technology to destroy us. | |
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Posted: 8/20/2007 9:58:45 PM | | Another author to check is Neal Stephenson - 'The Diamond Age' presents some of the potentially good and bad aspects of the technology. He also has written some good general articles and short stories on the topic. | |
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Posted: 9/1/2007 4:34:06 PM | Could be a huge revolution for medics but think about the flipside of this also...
Nanos in weapons
now we have nuclear, biological and chemicals. the we would have bio´technicals.
I prefer the 1st choice, but you know the sick gvmnts on this planet... | |
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Posted: 9/1/2007 10:02:31 PM | If it gets me one step closer to dating Seven of Nine from
Star Trek Voyager....I welcome nanotechnology. | |
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Posted: 6/4/2008 2:00:15 AM | You need a law degree and several hit shows to date her. Google David E Kelly. Nut she is nothing without that lifting corset like body suit which several were custom made just for her body for that show.
PBS just ran another documentary about solar technology and one man's solution is to develop a paint using nanotubes. What is amazing is that it uses titanium dioxide -- the already common white paint pigment.
But it must be made in the nanotube form, of course. Then a layer of plastic with aluminum is applied ( probably like mylar ) and this stuff is painted over it. efficiency rates are low... only 10 percent... but considering the goal is to manufacture it cheap enough to paint whole homes, roofs, and buildings in it then it does indeed have potential to change the world.
Right now all the solar panels in use in t he US only produce enough electricity as two coal fired plants so the show said. You should be able to google it up using video.google.com or pbs.org | |
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Posted: 6/5/2008 3:28:15 PM | ^^
Rice University has just created the "New Black". The darkest material known. Made of stack walled nanotubes. Why is a black black good? The nanotube forest only reflects 0.1% of the light that falls on it. Makes for a better solar collector, infrared detectors, and more. | |
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