2006-06-12 18:33:59 · 6 answers · asked by rugashiclan 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
Unlikely in our lifetimes. There are too many technological problems to overcome in order to build a machine out of individual atoms.
2006-06-12 18:40:41 · answer #1 · answered by Ed P 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
at the current rate of development very far away, remember that the nanomachine can repair things in the human body, but how can we tell them to do it? this is the main problem, until a major breakthrough with remote control or some way to guide them there will be no chance
2006-06-13 04:58:05 · answer #2 · answered by Prof. Hubert Farnsworth 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am not so sure alot of internal operations are now being solved by laser procedures and other pulsed wave operations. I wouldnt be surprised if someday it is proposed but i think that it will be a long time till they become an accepted practice. Especially with the business trying to get these laser type procedures to become more widespread.
2006-06-12 18:47:54 · answer #3 · answered by duke4me2 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I will have to say highly unlikely in the next 20 years. Think about it: Nano means one billionth of a meter, which then means that the parts of a nano machine have to be even smaller, which will cost millions if not billions of dollars to develop. Somewhere it said that when and if this does get developed it will be able to kill cancer cells individually. This does not make any sense, as cancerous cells do not just exist in hundreds or thousands, but millions. A surgeon will not be able to exhaust hundreds of hours in just treating one patient when more and more people are starting to get cancer.
2006-06-12 20:38:32 · answer #4 · answered by dbleoh7 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
100%. There's no guarantee anything will work, but extensive testing/production is being done. They're even trying to program them to kill cancer cells. They're being designed to be 1/8th the size of a red blood cell as to not cause any internal problems. I think one of the biggest problems they're having is trying to figure out a way to get them back after inserting them into the body.
2006-06-12 18:42:26 · answer #5 · answered by gcpochron 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very very high. I think this kind of procedure will be very popular in the next 10 years.
I just searched he web, and my initial answer is not that far from what this article says:
http://nanodot.org/article.pl?sid=05/02/13/0439218
2006-06-12 18:35:39 · answer #6 · answered by brand_new_monkey 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋