Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology

Of or pertaining to the manipulation of matter on an atomic or molecular scale. More specifically, it is the science and technology of matter manipulation from 1 to 100 nanometers.

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Uplift

Physics; Nanotechnology

To increase the intelligence and help develop a culture of a previously non- or near-intelligent species.

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Physics; Nanotechnology

(a) To transfer the consciousness and mental structure of a person from a biological matrix to an electronic or informational matrix (this assumes that the strong AI postulate holds). The term ...

Objects formed of "intelligent" polymorphic (able to change shape) substances, typically having an octet truss structure. Concept concieved by Dr. J. Storrs Hall. "Imagine a microscopic robot. It has ...

Vasculoid

Physics; Nanotechnology

The vasculoid is a single, complex, multisegmented nanotechnological medical robotic system capable of duplicating all essential thermal and biochemical transport functions of the blood, including ...

Virtual nanomedicine

Physics; Nanotechnology

Using VR to perform surgery and other functions inside the body.

Von neumann machine

Physics; Nanotechnology

(pronounced von noi-man) A machine which is able to build a working copy of itself using materials in its environment. This is often proposed as a cheap way to mine or colonise the entire solar ...

Von neumann probe

Physics; Nanotechnology

A von Neumann Machine able to move over interstellar or interplanetary distances and to utilise local materials to build new copies of itself. Such probes could be used to set up new colonies, ...