Ringing in the Age of Nano

I am not a scientist, nor dare call myself a futurist, although I happen to admire the futurist perspective. I do admire science, I read about it,and I hope more people take an interest in sciences, myths, and history studies. I do not claim to have a rich scientific background, but I do offer some interesting theories that may have some plausible futuristic applications to our present ailments. We are currently in the Digital Age, where our imaginations are put to commodity, and we buy farm tools for our digital games, and belong to a global world. We are closing in on the next great age, one that is guaranteed to be in my lifetime: the Age of the Nano. I make this claim because we are currently living in the precursor of this Age. Nanotechnology is a topic I've discussed before, and it was always spoken of as hearsay, possibility, rather than reality, I tend to believe the reality is now. Nanotechnology has become the source of science fiction awe, the last great exploration of the modern era. After we crack the nut of nanotechnology, perhaps more important a discovery than even the modern space race, we will then be in then future era. The full potential of nanotechnology shows wonder for dispelling the age-old fear of death, viable technology, even disease. We try to think grand, when our future is small. Nanotechnology is the mechanical frontier that has so many applications, I could spend all night naming them. From medicine, to media, paleontology to psychiatry, even sports, to politics, nanotechnology is only as limited as the imagination. I believe the future is small and that is grander than any discovery yet seen by man. nano bots, and nano tools are as vital today as fire and bronze were to our ancestors. We will see so much potential from this form of scientific technology, it will take us at least two generations to implement it to the fullest degree. After nanotechnology, the future will be endless, and the modern era will become history, for once we've cracked the science of going small, rooting out places human digits cannot reach, we will have technology only dreamed of in those classic films we all know and love. Robotic nano brains could be used to carry out a multitude of tasks, think of human intelligence in a microchip smaller than one tenth a follicle of hair. Imagine putting that said technology into the minds of all men, and uploading them with abilities that they never thought possible. Althizmer's disease could be cured with something as small as the head of a pin. Nanobots could be used for recon Missions to fight deadly diseases in ways that humans only dreamt of in stories like The Fantastic Voyage. All ailments could be one shot away, with firmware, soft/hardware updates every six months. For once, man would be ahead of the diseases like cancer, diabetes, HIV/AIDS, even the common cold could finally be cured, replaced by an army of immunity that would outlast even the most evolved leukocyte. Nanobots could also be used to give more perspective as relay points around the world. We could potentially use nanotechnology to scale internet access to points as barren as the Arctic circle, with the same speed/technology you'd expect from New York City, or even Seoul, South Korea. We would be looking at an age of unparalleled communication. For communication technology, and media, this would be the highest point of achievement, until of course we go Matrix and just shoot all information directly into the brain. Cameras would be capable of quality unseen, unmatched before with nanotechnology. We even use it primitively today in some HD cameras. However, the concept of nanotech for such things as entertainment could be seen as making video games far more real than they are today, perhaps full immersion into one's avatar, and then we will see other technologies spawn for film, and television, that literally allows sound to move freely throughout the room. Imagine a billion tiny speakers that completely submerse you into gameplay/film. Imagine those speakers letting you hear so well, you'd swear the director's shouting of the word cut were being heard in the background. Now imagine that technology with the use of curing deafness, fixing the hearing impaired, perhaps giving us supersonic, near telepathic hearing? Nanotechnology is only limited to the moral standards of the time, and the tenacity of scientist willing to push the extremes. I mentioned paleontology/archeology before, and how nanotechnology could help out, and one example would be to dig down deep into the earth to ping where potential fossils may be, cutting searching time down to nearly nothing. What about shovels that need no gasoline, no human effort, and can dig down precisely, not leaving a mark on the said fossil? Human error has destroyed more remains than salvaged. Nanotechnology will do the work of a thousand men in a quarter of the time with little to no error. They can dust and clean deep into fossil,remains, with harming a single piece of that magnificent history. They could dig in deep, without harming the structure, perhaps getting a small sample,of DNA, getting that little tiny bit of the building blocks of life to make T-Rex come back to life. Granted gene splicing, and nano extraction is more science fiction than fact, even sixty years from now, but if used correctly, dinosaurs could walk the Earth again within two hundred years. Just think of the possibilities of this grand technology. It could replace the debate of stem cells, nano robotics will be able to imitate any cell, fix nearly every single organ, even give us ocular vision that is optional! What do I mean by that? Imagine having a trillion eyes, visiting and seeing with your own vision any country, hell, any planet with just a blink and a thought. Nanotechnology could potentially replace human eyes, giving us what I like to call All-Vision, meaning you have bots that could relay to your brain's synapses, and actually give you control over Nanobots stationed around the universe. You could hover over Pluto, or visit the Maldives, and get closer than ever before. You could even see Italy in your right eye, and Swaziland in your left. Again, I am being objective in the concept of morality here just to clearly state what facts are potentially applicable to this future tech. Nanotechnology will replace nearly everything we own now. It can allow us to transform our car key into a taser, our phone into a tablet, and it has the possibility to turn our cars into boats, airplanes, and even submarines with the push of a button. The future will be about dimorphism, rather than solid state. Hard drives will be able to react to potential crashes, as nano tools will be able to sense a potential crash,and automatically back up all your files, without the threat of corruption. They will be able to make your computer work better, and adapt to your searches. Imagine firmware upgrades just by checking a box that asks if you want to upgrade. Imagine expanding your hard drive space without having to open your computer. Then again, nan bots might just replace what we call a PC altogether, and I wouldn't be a bit shocked if they do. Granted I stated a whole bunch of ifs, and maybes, but what about the present? Where is this technology being used today, and what can I expect in the future? Nanotechnology, or the idea of it has been around since the very early eighties. It has not been fully institutionalized into the world's major technologies just yet, but the working parts that will become known as the ancestors of nanotechnology are here, and they are working properly, proving that this brand of science is a worthwhile investment. Hearing aids use small parts that act like nano tools, and some of them are even helping people hear for the first time in their lives. Cell phones use primitive nano technology, as do solid state drives. Nothing really as fancy as mini robotic fleas to take on world domination just yet, but the fact that we can create machines that are small enough to pass for cells is incredible. I'm truly excited to see the future of this technology grow by the nanosecond. Before I even release this article, at least five new innovative, albeit secreted uses for nanotechnology will aptly be discovered. It is a constantly changing science, and a Sci-Fi geek's ultimate dream job. A future of nano cells to replace neurons, and make us think quicker, to potential full body armor that can propel us as fast as a Ferrari, the future of nanotechnology is a bright future, and it will be something for future generations to behold. It will make everything we've done up to this point look Stone Age, but isn't that what we hope for? Isn't out shining technology what we stove to obtain? In the end, I believe that nanotechnology will open the Future Era floodgates to amassing technology that one could only dream of, and things even the best of the futurists would never have imagined possible. Our modern Einstein, our modern Tesla, Marconi, any great name of science from Curie to Planck will come along and show us a world that we never thought possible. They will put hope back into humanity, and make us strive to be just a little bit better, and maybe for once, we will see that the future isn't about this wretched present, but the nanotechnological superpowers that lie just beyond that digital sunset. Thank you for reading the Malacast Editorial, I appreciate everyone who stops by here every week, it is a thankless hobby, but I hope some of you admire my effort. It is you who keeps me doing this blog, and has kept it going all these years. Thank you again. To e-mail me: mcasteditorial@yahoo.com To follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/mcasteditorial or send me a message: @mcasteditorial Thank you for reading the Malacast Editorial, and have a great week! Also happy belated Fourth of July to all my readers in the United States. .