Applications of Nanobots

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Ross Big Jew Goodwin
Benji Photoshop Master Mo
Adam Actual Research Arnold
Jason Sweet Car Nemirow
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dEfINTiON Of NAnoBoTS
A nanobot is a nanotechnological robot
nanomachine, also called a nanite, which is a
mechanical or electromechanical device whose
dimensions are measured in nanometres (millionths
of a millimeter, or units of 10-9
meter). Nanomachines are largely in the
research-and-development phase, but some
primitive devices have been tested. An example is
a sensor having a switch approximately 1.5
nanometers across, capable of counting specific
molecules in a chemical sample. The first useful
applications of nanomachines will likely be in
medical technology, where they could be used to
identify pathogens and toxins from samples of
body fluid and destroy them. Another potential
application is the detection of toxic chemicals,
and the measurement of their concentrations, in
the environment. Development of such machines is
characterized under the field of
nanorobotics. Since nanorobots would be
microscopic in size, it may be necessary for very
large numbers of them to work together to perform
macroscopic tasks. These nanorobot swarms, both
those which are incapable of replication (as in
utility fog) and those which are capable of
unconstrained replication in the natural
environment (as in grey goo and its less common
variants) are found in many science fiction
stories, such as the nanoprobes in Star Trek. The
word "nanobot" (also "nanite") is often used to
indicate this fictional context and is an
informal or even pejorative term to refer to the
engineering concept of nanorobots. The word
nanorobot is the correct technical term in the
nonfictional context of serious engineering
studies 1. The current view is that nanorobots
capable of replication outside of a restricted
factory environment do not form a necessary part
of a productive nanotechnology, that the process
of self-replication can be made inherently safe,
and free-foraging replicators are in fact absent
from current plans for developing and using
molecular manufacturing. Medical nanotechnology
is often expected to utilize nanorobots injected
into the patient to perform their treatment on a
cellular level. Such nanorobots intended for use
in medicine also might not replicate 2, as this
would needlessly increase device complexity,
reduce reliability, and interfere with the
medical mission. Instead, medical nanorobots may
be manufactured in carefully controlled
nanofactories in which nanoscale machines are
solidly integrated into a desktop-scale machine
that builds macroscopic products. 1 1
http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanobots
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State of The Science
1) Current research
2) Applications of new Developments
3) Nanobot Pipeline
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Interdigitated Nanoelectrodes for Nanoparticle
Detection
Electrodes can be fabricated with electron beam
lithography to have precise gaped and shaped
electrodes. Connection of these electrodes could
indicate the presence of a specific compound.
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Optical Antennas for Nano-photonic Applications
EBL is used to create metallic nanostructures
that and detect specific wavelengths of light via
the photoelectric effects..
Fractals enhance the antennas effect by
maximizing Frensel zones
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Such antennas can detect light, and could be
used by nanobots to seek cells or viruses tagged
with quantum dots. They could also be used to
communicate with other nanobots, or a controller
external to the body.
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CMOL FPGA A reconfigurable architecture for
hybrid digital circuits with two-terminal
nanodevices
Nano-Circuits were made using conduction and
semiconducting nanotubes. Transistors and
latching switches were developed, and will be
instrumental in the control and function of
nano-bots.
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A nano-circuit this size, utilizing nanotube
transistors could be more powerful than any
computer imaginable with todays technology.
Nanotransitors might allow logic beyond base 2.
(If you squint hard enough you can see the
nanobots)
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Electron Beam Nanolithograpgy
Beams of electrons can etch a substrate by
ionizing atoms into a reactive ions which can be
reacted away, leaving a pattern. This technique
can create objects on the nano-scale, as opposed
to conventional photolithography which has a
threshold of 200 nanometers.
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Thermoelectric power and electrical conductance
of DNA based molecular junctions.
Not only could such nano-devices create sensors
that detect specific genes and DNA sequences, DNA
could be employed as a data storage device for
nanobos, as a brain, and as a
powersource Unfortunately, you need a PhD. in
Coolness to understand how.
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Nanomotor Developed!(At my home Lab, LBL!)
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Gold stators are charged with alternating
current, causing rotation of a gold paddle on a
double-walled nanotube bearing. (the interior
layer is fixed)
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So, how long before they little ones overrun
us?!!?
Although the main components required for
nanobots have been developed, it will be at least
20 years before nanobots can be made, and be
useful. Even then, use of nanobots will be
limited to treating rich people, killing Iraqis,
making oil and assassinating enemies of the CIA.
Use of this technology for the common good will
take somewhat longer. Expect many Nobel Laureates
in this field.
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Applications of Nanobots

• Repair and Replicate themselves
• Nano Building and Assembly force for electronics
• Nano-Assasins (abulity todeconstruct matter on
  Molecular level) Attack toxins and foreign
  Invaders
• The Insta-sober Pill
• Nanobots for recycling could waste almost nothing

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• Laboratory on a chip (Dr. Lee)
• Tissue Scaffolds and Construction
• Nano-Medibots Clear Plaque or destry harmful
  pathogens
• Enhance human health and functioning
• Respirocytes replance oxygen Carrying Red Blood
  Cells

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PREDICTIONS!!!!!!! IN THE FUTURE.
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Nanobots will create a new civilization with
advanced technology and develop their own even
smaller nanobots.
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Every fluid in your body blood, saliva, bile,
even semen, will be replaced by nanobots.
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Nanobots will drive the regular-sized robot
market in to the ground until they are obsolete.
After this occurs, nanobots will simply be
referred to as bots.
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A nanobot virus will be created that will cause
people to do the robot without stopping until
they die a horrible deaths.
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Scientists will develop a nano-bomb
It will not be very effective.
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Thats macro! will become a popular catch
phrase, used excessively by teenagers around the
world.
Disclaimer No one in this group has ever watched
the O.C.
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Bibliography

• http//www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/eng99/eng992
  57.htm
• 1) Thermoelectric power and electrical
  conductance of DNA based molecular junctions
• Enrique MaciáDepartamento de Física de
  Materiales, Facultad CC Físicas, Universidad
  Complutense de Madrid, E-28040, Madrid, Spain
• 2) Interdigitated nanoelectrodes for
• nanoparticle detection
• LMalaquin, C Vieu, C Martinez, B Steck and F
  Carcenac
• LAAS-CNRS, 7, Avenue du Colonel Roche, 31077
  Toulouse Cedex 4, France
• E-mail cvieu_at_laas.fr
• Received 9 September 2004, in final form 1
  February 2005
• Published 4 March 2005
• Online at stacks.iop.org/Nano/16/S240
• Optical Antennas for nano-photonic applications
• Javier Alda, Jose M Rico-Garcia and Jose M
  Lopez-Alonso - Optics department, University of
  Complutense of Madrid
• G Boreman- University of Central Florida
• Lawrence Berkeley National Lab,
  http//www.lbl.gov
• Nanotechnology Journal
• CMOL FPGA a reconfigurable architecture for
  hybrid digital circuits with two-terminal
  nanodevices.
• Dimitri B Strukov and Konstantin K Likharev
• Stony Brook University