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One of the great disappointments of our generation is how slowly science seems to progress in certain areas. For example, we know for a fact that it is theoretically possible to re-grow human limbs. Our bodies are not all that dissimilar to salamanders on a biomolecular level. And yet, it still has not been done. Is this not the 21st century? Is this not the nanotech era?

From: http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=regrowing-human-limbs

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Today I am going to blog about utility fog. It’s the coolest nanotech idea I have ever heard of. And while it needs an assembler to begin with, it doesn’t have to be self-replicating, so we could use it without the risk of decomposing the world into grey goo.

The nanomachines used to make utility fog are called foglets. Their design is very simple conceptually. 12 little arms, each with telescoping action, side-to-side, and rotating capability, are connected to a central hub. When they grasp each other, they form an octet truss framework, which is very stable. (Think of the honeycomb structure, then picture it 3-dimensionally.)

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The winner is… Schlock Mercenary!

Not only has this site updated on time every single day for 8 years, it delivers consistently funny hard-science-fiction action that makes all other webcomics pale by comparison.

• A time travel arc that features a galaxy-wide rewind and a realistic physics scenario for where all that energy came from.
• Realistic exploration of the consequences of nano-tech in many forms, yet not actually removing the human element from the equation.
• Lovable characters with their own flaws and obsessions. Positive aspects of greed, laziness, and excessive curiousity are shown along with their failings.

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Isn’t this the neatest thing? Nanotech is going to solve our energy problems!

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