Thoraiya DyerBacteria May Help Power Nano-robots
December 25th 2006 12:13
by Marie N.
The striking thing about nanotechnology is that stuff we don't even see existing right now, such as gadgets using electricity through solar panels, are already in the works on the nano-scale. Scientists, for instance, are able to build "nano-cables" that use light in order to power the nanorobots of the future.
What's even more groundbreaking is that scientists may be able to use bacteria to facilitate the production of electricity in the nano-cables. Bacteria have antennae that allow them to catch light. Nano-cables follow this same technique and transform trapped light into electric power.
In the future, nano-machines may also be able to exist in hybrid states where living organisms such as bacteria may be part of the cogwheel.
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New Scientist Tech
The striking thing about nanotechnology is that stuff we don't even see existing right now, such as gadgets using electricity through solar panels, are already in the works on the nano-scale. Scientists, for instance, are able to build "nano-cables" that use light in order to power the nanorobots of the future.
In the future, nano-machines may also be able to exist in hybrid states where living organisms such as bacteria may be part of the cogwheel.
via
New Scientist Tech
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