World'd First Single-molecule Car

[Arkanjel]

This is pretty amazing. My question is who is gonna drive this thing?

Single-molecule Car

 

[Gandhi]

Thats pretty sweet, I guess they can use that on the next honey I shrunk the kids.

 

[Killerah]

You've gotta wonder... Why the heck would they even make that?

 

[Talaeryn]

They explained it in the article...for the purpose of nano-technology.

What's the point? Nanotrucks, of course.


Eventually the researchers want to build tiny trucks that could carry atoms and molecules around in miniature factories.


"We'd eventually like to move objects and do work in a controlled fashion on the molecular scale, and these vehicles are great test beds for that," said James Tour, a Rice University research who co-led the work. "They're helping us learn the ground rules."

 

[Gandhi]

Well nano technology can help do alot of help. U've seen it in movies, remember agent cody banks. And u can't forget star trek, if they can make alot of 7of9's, I'll be a happy guy.
But think abut how cool it would be if they could inject automated nano sized machines in to your blood stream to unblock a artery, or repair a wound.
The posibilities are endless, ofcource I've seen to many bad b movies, where they take over stuff and start killing people.

 

[Arkanjel]

I wonder how much the vehicle insurance will run on one of these things?

 

[Killerah]

They explained it in the article...for the purpose of nano-technology.

Article? I can't be bothered to read any article!