Gizmodo
We love this quote from Dr. Anirban Bandyopadhyay of Japan's National Institute for Materials Science:
...this is the first time we have created a nano-brain.Is anyone else a little flushed after reading that? Here's the story:
While nanotechnology promises to supply us with tiny robots that enter our blood and fix the damage we've done by years of drinking on the job, scientists still haven't known how to direct the robots to the right place (perhaps you'd prefer them to remove that tumor as opposed to that testicle).
Now scientists have developed a "nano brain" that can move molecules via a scanning tunneling microscope.
16 duroquinone molecules form a ball around one duroquinone molecule in the middle. Once the middle molecule is activated, it simultaneously activates the 16 surrounding molecules to one of four billion different potential outcomes.
When these duroquinone brains are combined with existing nano machines, the brains have been able to control up to eight nano machines at once while processing 16 bits of information. Better still, brain prototypes have already been developed supporting 256 and 1024 operations at once.
So what's the real-world result of this recent development? One example is "The world's tiniest elevator." It takes a 2-nanometer device up and down by one nanometer. We'll let you know when scientists port "The world's tiniest Gizmodo RSS feed." Until then, hold tight. [bbc]
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I think their just making it up at this point. I mean, who would prove them wrong? It's the ultimate placebo effect, tiny robots repairing your damaged liver. Probably set up by the conglomerated liquor distributors.
Their nano brains sound better and more effective than my co-workers. Can I get a dozen to put in the coffee?
I can see it now, "pea brain" will be replaced with the hip new term, "nano brain".
Actually, that RSS joke got me an idea. Nanobots that update you on your current health status via RSS!
:D
The image should have been that "Get a brain, Morans" redneck guy.
LOL, 'Morans'. Fucking rednecks.
Morans and nano brains kind of go together, don'tcha think? On a more serious note, putting these in liquor could counteract that drinking yourself stupid thing, huh? Wonder if it could prevent you from suddenly thinking you're a great dancer after a few too many?
Sounds like the beginning of Borg Nanoprobes to me...
So when does the assimilation process start?
Talk about heavy drinking... CHECK
Mention testicles... CHECK
Plug Gizmodo... CHECK
Rest assured, Mark. You've done your job, today.
It's becoming increasingly clear that our robot overlords won't be the big scary SkyNet type, but microscopic puppet masters riding our bloodstreams, assembling molecules of evil.
@Way:
Good observation.
I suspect, in the interest of journalistic veracity and self-sacrifice, Mark actually swallowed some and that is one of the four billion different potential outcomes...
what about the world's tiniest terminator??
they kill you, and you don't even know how.
@friendorfaux.vox.com: man thats what ive been saying all along, people think that the machines will be like, other entities that we build and have no human part to them, when in reality WE will BECOME the machines! and therefore take over ourselves
on another note, this is freakin awesome. I really hope its not baloney.
I'M IN UR BLUD, PEEPING UR PROTEINS.
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