Posts filed under ‘Nano Medicine’
Nano-technology – Overview of Uses (1995)
Barcode (ID): 03B0220143 
Main Search Term and Keywords: Nanotechnology, Nanomedicine
Date of Broadcast: 21st March 1995
Clip Duration: 4 min 6 seconds
Scientific Content Rating
Usefulness for Teaching Bioethics
Very low in ethical content but very high in scientific although slightly outdated. Very good overview on the development of nanotechnology and its potential for the future.
Description:
Nanotechnology, concerned with the miniaturisation of technology is still being developed, but many uses are predicted for it. The report gives an overview of the current state of development and the implications for medicine and other areas such as computer design.
- 10 years time – 1995-2005
- Injection of surgical robots – score plaque from walls of arteries preventing heart attacks
- Micromachine – senses turbulance on aeroplanes to allow planes to fly smooth and reduce fuel consumption
- Oxford – microscope – see individual atoms, move and manipulate to create nanomachines
- Eric Drexler – founder of nanotechnology
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