Singularity University and Nanotech materials

I'm sure all of you have heard of nanotech -- molecular-size technology. I thought I knew a lot about it between all the articles I've read and the all the sci-fi movies I've seen featuring tissue rebuilds to the grey goo nightmare scenario. Well, I came across a Wired article about Singularity University's lecture series in the area.


http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2009/11/singularity-university-rearranging-atoms-with-ralph-merkle/

Check these out:

• Respirocytes which could "carry oxygen in the bloodstream so you can hold your breath for an hour"
• Microbivores which could "eliminate diseases more rapidly than the body’s own system"
• Chromallocytes which could "remove chromosomes in a cell and replace them with a new set" 
• Space Transport Vehicle which could "transport 4 passengers into space for a few thousand dollars"
  

 In case you haven't heard of Singularity University before, here's the About Us summary:

Singularity University (SU) is an interdisciplinary university whose mission is to assemble, educate and inspire a cadre of leaders who strive to understand and facilitate the development of exponentially advancing technologies in order to address humanity’s grand challenges. With the support of a broad range of leaders in academia, business and government, SU hopes to stimulate groundbreaking, disruptive thinking and solutions aimed at solving some of the planet’s most pressing challenges. SU is based at the NASA Ames campus in Silicon Valley.

Stay inspired!

Cheers,
Maurice
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