There was a time when nanotechnology was a term that nobody knew. Some people even today think the iPod nano is nanotechnology. However there is an observable pattern that nanotechnology is becoming more and more part of pop culture.
Now days, nanotechnology is being used in everyday objects that make people’s lives convenient such as self-cleaning windows and odorless socks. The significant truth is that these achievements were thought to be impossible in the past, but now are part of reality. By assuming this, scientists predict that contraptions that appear unachievable today may become feasible in the future. Some of these inventions have been part of movies which have later become reality such as “1984.”
In the modern movie “I, Robot”, a detective named Del Spooner lives in Chicago in 2035 with great contempt for robots, which in this world are universal. Detective Spooner’s immense disdain began when he was involved in a car crash. A truck driver fell asleep during his drive and smashed Spooner’s car into another, causing both to fall into the ocean. While sinking, a robot, which was nearby and saw the accident, dove and swam its way toward the demolished vehicles. Although it was saving Spooner, he yelled to save the girl in the other car. However the robot calculated Spooner had the highest probability of survival; thus the young child unfortunately drowned.
Due to this mishap, Detective Spooner lost his left arm and lung. As a result, a doctor replaced them with a robotic prosthetic arm and lung, which later in the movie becomes very useful. Although surgeries like these are ridiculously difficult, it may become a simple task once nanotechnology procedures are completed and polished.
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http://www.zyvex.com/nano/
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