3. Nano Weapons
via huffingtonpost.ca
It doesn’t get much more cutting edge than the strange world of nanotechnology, the manipulation of matter on the molecular level to create new materials and devices. It may even conjure up images of microscopic submarines battling deadly pathogens inside a person’s bloodstream like in the classic 1966 sci-fi movie Fantastic Voyage.
The submarines are on hold, at least for now, but the Pentagon’s DARPA is working to use nanotechnology to combat deadly bioweapons like anthrax. Microscopic soccer ball-shaped spheres nicknamed “Bucky-balls” are being touted as hunter-killer molecules that could be unleashed to target and destroy injured cells without damaging healthy cells. Defensive measures can be retooled into weapons and research continues for finding ways to weaponize molecules.
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