Daylen
Nov 11 2011, 12:58 PM
QUOTE (Midas @ Nov 11 2011, 07:50 AM)
Virus, bacteria and prions make better nano scale machines, and have been around for a little longer.
3278
Nov 11 2011, 03:50 PM
Yeah, but we didn't really design those, and we're not that great at asking them to perform tasks for us. This particular molecular machine isn't particularly useful, no - it's a single-application "device," which only works at profoundly low temperatures - but it's a step toward widespread deployment of nano-machines, and was worth bringing attention to, even if some other organism got there first.
Draco18s
Nov 11 2011, 04:13 PM
Not to mention the fact that the power source was a macro-structure.
CanRay
Nov 11 2011, 04:30 PM
How many clowns can you fit in it?
Daylen
Nov 11 2011, 05:00 PM
QUOTE (CanRay @ Nov 11 2011, 05:30 PM)
How many clowns can you fit in it?
As many as you like, as long as they are the same temperature and an even amount of spin each in their hats.
Midas
Nov 12 2011, 04:09 AM
As one of my friends pointed out, the guy who designed the nano-spanner must be the unsung hero of the operation!