Building a nanobot would require precisely moving and positioning several million atoms into intricate structures virtually without error. |
But how do you tell a nanobot what's acceptable building material or when to stop making copies of itself? |
There are just enough nanobot harpsichords, too, to cement Deadmau5's reputation as a computer-programming, software-developing, iPhone-app-designing gear geek. |
Her research uses machine learning and crowdsourcing to create nanobot swarms for cancer applications such as the detection and treatment of tumours. |
In this game, a nanobot named Roxxi travels around inside the body of a cancer patient. |
Lead researcher Shawn Douglas says the nanobot integrates two tasks that previously only have been demonstrated separately. |