Science Seminar

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April 14, 2006

Amelia Philips

Nanotechnology – Do You Want Miniature Robots Crawling in Your Head?

That’s what could happen if you listen to all the science fiction hype about molecular sized robots that are so small you can breathe them in and not realize it. Then they travel through your bloodstream to an infected area, repair it and then leave your system. Come see what your tax dollars are doing in this are. The NSF, NASA, DOD, DOE and National Institute of Health are all pumping money into Nanotechnology. Quantum dots may replace lightbulbs, nano gears will do all of our manufacturing, cancer cells can be removed without traditional surgical procedures and more. Imagine creating molecular sized machines that can construct anything from crude oil to diamonds! Come see what the future holds….

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