nanomachines
Tiny autonomous machines
Nanomachines are microscopic devices engineered to operate at the molecular scale—typically measured in nanometers (billionths of a meter).
In science, they represent an emerging field with potential medical applications like targeted drug delivery or cellular repair.
In science fiction and video games, nanomachines often appear as near-magical technology capable of healing wounds, enhancing abilities, or restructuring matter: The nanomachines in his blood kept him alive.
Things that make duplicates
- swarmMass of moving insects
- BorgCybernetic collective species
- nanitesMolecule-sized autonomous machines
- self-replicatingAble to duplicate autonomously
sci-fi · cyberpunk · transhumanism · singularity · augmentation · Crichton
Administering medicine to body
- biocompatibleAccepted by living tissue
- cancer-treatmentMedicine targeting malignant growths
- nanobotsSubmicroscopic robotic devices
- biosensorsDevices detecting via biological reactions
diagnostics · implantable · CRISPR · regenerative · nanomedicine · payload · therapeutic · immunotherapy
Billionth-meter dimension
- nanometersBillionths of meters
- molecularOf tiny particles
- atomicOf elemental particles
- submicroscopicToo small for optical viewing
angstroms · nanoparticles · invisible · microscopic · colloidal
Divided and given out
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- emergentNewly come into existence
- hiveBee dwelling structure
- self-organizingStructuring without external control
networked · communication · cooperation · autonomous · decentralized · synchronized · nanorobotics · cloud
Spontaneous structural organization
- bottom-upStarting from fundamentals
- nanofabricationCreating nanometer-scale structures
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
- MEMSMicroscale electromechanical devices
lithography · nanotubes · nanowires · graphene · etching · deposition
replicators
Things that make duplicates
- swarmMass of moving insects
- BorgCybernetic collective species
- nanitesMolecule-sized autonomous machines
self-replicating · sci-fi · cyberpunk · transhumanism · singularity · augmentation · Crichton
drug-delivery
Administering medicine to body
- biocompatibleAccepted by living tissue
- cancer-treatmentMedicine targeting malignant growths
- nanobotsSubmicroscopic robotic devices
biosensors · diagnostics · implantable · CRISPR · regenerative · nanomedicine · payload · therapeutic · immunotherapy · biodegradable
nanoscale
Billionth-meter dimension
- nanometersBillionths of meters
- molecularOf tiny particles
- atomicOf elemental particles
submicroscopic · angstroms · nanoparticles · invisible · microscopic · colloidal
distributed
Divided and given out
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- emergentNewly come into existence
- hiveBee dwelling structure
self-organizing · networked · communication · cooperation · autonomous · decentralized · synchronized · nanorobotics · cloud · colony
self-assembly
Spontaneous structural organization
- bottom-upStarting from fundamentals
- nanofabricationCreating nanometer-scale structures
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
MEMS · lithography · nanotubes · nanowires · graphene · etching · deposition
- nanotechnologynanoparticles, carbon nanotube, nanobots, carbon nanotubes, nanotubes
- Metal GearBig Boss, Foxhound, codec, Raiden, Meryl
- nanobotsnanobot, nanobots, nanite, nanites, nanoswarm
nanomachinesmegastructures
Immense artificial constructs
heavy machinery · industrial machinery · construction equipment · heavy equipment · earthmovers