Thursday, April 5, 2018

How Small Is Too Small...?

With the aid of modern technology, it's almost scary how tiny somethings created by man can get.

When you consider just how tiny a particular thing can get and still be functional, it's even more amazing. Here is an example...

Nano-motors



Nanotechnology, nanorobotics, nanomachines. An ever expanding field of science and technology expected to revolutionize the world as we know it. The simplest, (though hardly simple), of nano machines are being constructed for biological study to better understand the mechanics of the cell, and all it’s natural capabilities. The hope is that humans may be able to replicate some of these functions, towards the better health of mankind in the future. Science envisions great strides in the fields of molecular biology, medicine, chemistry, physics, and nanocomputers through the development of these microscopic motors. Many of these machines are as small as 1/2 the width of a human hair and others are so small several hundred would fit in the space of the period at the end of this sentence.

Now here's a question for you to ponder. What kind of tools do they use to make something this small? Must be pretty darn tiny, right?

Coffee out on the patio this morning, where it is kinda cool yet.

10 comments:

Mamahen said...

Wow! It's hard to imagine anything manmade, that small.Patio sounds good. Its 28° here this morning.

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Momlady said...

Just think of all those nano-bots running rampant! You wouldn't be able to see them! Could help in medicine in the future though, maybe?

linda m said...

I know these things exist, but I just can't fathom how tiny they are and what kind of machine builds them. Wow Coffee outside sounds great 22 degrees here this morning.

HermitJim said...

Hey Mamahen...
Currently 63 and climbing here on the patio. I can't even imagine anything that small, try as I might.
Thanks for stopping by today!


Hey Momlady...
Seems like something crazy, doesn't it? Science fiction becomes fact so quickly now days.
Thanks for coming over today!


Hey Linda...
Almost unbelievable isn't it? The building process must be something!
Thanks for the visit today!

JO said...

And more than likely they won't tell either. I have seen a data card as small as a dime but don't know how it was made.

Patio sounds good this morning

HermitJim said...

Hey Jo...
Not many secrets of this nature are disclosed freely. Still, I would like to see the tools they use to make nanomachines, wouldn't you?
Thanks, sweetie, for coming over today!

Rob said...

This is another one of those things that I can't even actually imagine. Machines so small that "several hundred" would fit on a period! I cannot grasp what a machine that tiny would do...

I'm maybe 80 miles from Texas this morning on I-40, it looks warm enough for coffee outside but I haven't been out yet..
I'm going to have a steak for lunch at The Big Texan Steak Ranch in Amarillo, I'm looking forward to it!

HermitJim said...

Hey Rob...
It does sort of boggle the mind, that's for sure. I hope you enjoy the steak lunch ! Sounds pretty good to me.
Thanks for stopping by today!

Dizzy-Dick said...

I used to be a manufacturing engineer and how things are made impresses me more than the product. Yep, they sure must have had some really small hammers and screw drivers. . .