Nanobots, No Longer Science Fiction

In London, a new breed of nanobots are being designed to assist doctors. These nanobots will be able to revolutionize surgery by going where no surgeon or technology has gone before.

These micro-machines are taking their cues from bacteria to help them find their way around the human body. The nanobots are the size of a few molecules and believed to have the ability to reach parts of the body difficult or impossible to get to using today's medical practices.

However, these machines are still in the design stage. If they prove to be successful, they could bring about a new type of molecular surgery that has never been implimented before.

Dr. James Friend, is developing a nanobot propelled by a tiny rotor motor measuring about five-millionths of a meter. With a simple injection the tiny machine would swim to its intended target inside the human body. With ground breaking technology the powerful micro-motor will have its own power supply and be perform tasks by remote control.

The future of nanobots is on the horizon. It is only a matter of years before these scientist can perfect their micro-machines. Both the diagnosis and treatment for patients with diseases or injuries that would normally involve extinsive surgery, will be changed forever.

Link: http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/02/08/ft.nanobots/index.html