The Reality of Shape Shifting Revealed in Nanotechnology

With the advancement of science today, it becomes apparent that we are heading towards establishing a civilization that this planet has never seen before outside of a movie theater. Remember the cartoon called the Jetsons? If we recall they had a device similiar to a coffee maker that could make any type of food instantly.This machine could also create other inorganic materials.What does this has to do with Nanotechnology? Well Nanotechnology is a science where atoms and molecules stick together because they have complementary shapes that lock together, or charges that attract. Just like with magnets, a positively charged atom will stick to a negatively charged atom. As millions of these atoms are pieced together by nano machines, a specific product will begin to take shape. The goal of molecular manufacturing is to manipulate atoms individually and place them in a pattern to produce a desired structure.In other words these nano machine can create any substance by replicating it from a molecular level.Sound like cloning right?

Scientist at Rice University has said, "Trillions of assemblers and replicators could fill an area smaller than a cubic millimeter, and could still be too small for us to see with the naked eye. Assemblers and replicators could work together to automatically construct products, and could eventually replace all traditional labor methods. This could vastly decrease manufacturing costs, thereby making consumer goods plentiful, cheaper and stronger. Eventually, we could be able to replicate anything, including diamonds, water and food. Famine could be eradicated by machines that fabricate foods to feed the hungry."

"Nanotechnology may have its biggest impact on the medical industry. Patients will drink fluids containing nanorobots programmed to attack and reconstruct the molecular structure of cancer cells and viruses. There's even speculation that nanorobots could slow or reverse the aging process, and life expectancy could increase significantly. Nanorobots could also be programmed to perform delicate surgeries -- such nanosurgeons could work at a level a thousand times more precise than the sharpest scalpel [source: International Journal of Surgery]. By working on such a small scale, a nanorobot could operate without leaving the scars that conventional surgery does. Additionally, nanorobots could change your physical appearance. They could be programmed to perform cosmetic surgery, rearranging your atoms to change your ears, nose, eye color or any other physical feature you wish to alter."


"Nanotechnology has the potential to have a positive effect on the environment. For instance, scientists could program airborne nanorobots to rebuild the thinning ozone layer. Nanorobots could remove contaminants from water sources and clean up oil spills. Manufacturing materials using the bottom-up method of nanotechnology also creates less pollution than conventional manufacturing processes. Our dependence on non-renewable resources would diminish with nanotechnology. Cutting down trees, mining coal or drilling for oil may no longer be necessary -- nanomachines could produce those resources."

Some other surprising things Nano technology can be used for is Cloning People, Animals and Foods.Is this the key to Genetic/Molecular Manipulation? From what researchers are saying the answer is yes.Will these new Nano-foods, Products or even People be harmful to our society? How about the idea of injecting Nano particles in your bloodstream that are programmed to reconstruct the molecules in your body thus transforming  you into another  person or thing? Only time will tell if Nanotechnology is the science of Shape shifting or not.