Nanotechnology: The Future of Everything

[@addisonchow9798]

Nanomachines son they harden in response to physical trauma!

[@dblockbass]

The Patriots?

[@LeeCollins-g8b]

Thanks, Pop!

[@PerfectAlibi1]

Steven should've won

[@joeszymanski3540]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks that when I hear nanomachines 😂

[@JesusChristDenton_7]

"Excuse that I have forgotten your brother Paul Denton and the infinite power of nano-augmentation." - Gunther Hermann, Deus Ex Raiden: "Why Won't You Die?!" Senator Armstrong: "Nanomachines, son! They harden in response to physical trauma. You can't hurt me, Jack." -Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance Bruce Banner: Where'd that come from?! Tony Stark: It's nanotech. You like it? - Avengers: Infinity War

[@JamesDuckettAuthor]

I love how casually Isaac says he's going to explain string theory next week.

[@artseye00]

That's our boy ❤😎🫡

[@Firepowered]

And the best part? It will make sense!

[@dikdikmarzipan2819]

"Gordon Freeman has entered the chat in disagreement"

[@Firepowered]

@@dikdikmarzipan2819 Well Gordon doesn't need to hear all this. He's a highly trained professional, after all.

[@martyporter1306]

Been watching him for years !!! without him, people like me wouldn't have access to all these different topics in technology space, etc.

[@deathsyth8888]

"Nanomachines!" - Every Metal Gear game chronologically since 'Metal Gear Solid'

[@isaacarthurSFIA]

Which is also the last one I played, I remember playing the original on NES + Snake's Revenge till my fingers went numb though :)

[@joeszymanski3540]

Nanomachines Son!

[@FluteMan10000]

Hngh, colonel

[@АртурМилкович]

Nanomachines Son!

[@kevinbissinger]

here for this comment

[@tantanthespaceman1923]

I have a kid so I watch these videos during her naps! I just wanna let you know that you speak perfectly clear even at 2X speed!

[@purebloodedgriffin]

It's incredible how much he's improved since the old days of the channel

[@WendysWorldofKnowledge]

I think you sound strange, while i am listening now, i hear between the lines, and does not feel ok for me, my intuition is never wrong

[@willwhite6628]

​@WendysWorldofKnowledgewhat are you even talking about

[@WendysWorldofKnowledge]

@@willwhite6628 the voiceover sounds so robotic

[@dnbjedi]

You can hear and digest these concepts at 2x speed? Are you sure? 😂

[@DeltaVTX]

Ok maybe just a little snack and tiny drink

[@X000ÆÜŒẄ]

Nanosnack and ditto drink?

[@АртурМилкович]

Nanosnack and ditto drink?

[@jimc.goodfellas]

If it's over like 27 minutes you got to at least get the drink lol

[@АртурМилкович]

If it's over like 27 minutes you got to at least get the drink lol

[@NovoCognition]

Nanotech is indeed one of the technologies I'm most hopeful for and optimistic about. One can wonder about the great innovations that shall arise from it for Humanity in the next 10-to-20 years.

So you've never thought about the potential downsides?

[@Low_commotion]

Every technology has potential downsides. Biotech, AI, even solar if you consider panel waste after service lifetime is up. Since Prometheus, technology has never solved our problems. It's just given us _better_ problems to consider (like how to manage your mental health instead of how to manage your leprosy).

[@constantinethecataphract5949]

We are selecting against intelligence and the modern system is unsustainable. We are closer to a collapse than star trek. If we somehow do get to space, be prepared for something more like Warhammer 40 k

[@v0idborne]

Cant wait for nanobot weapons that can liquidate you from the inside out, unless they receive signals from your chip showing that you're in compliance with the government and your social score is in good standing. Yay!!!

[@NovoCognition]

Of course I have. Being a cautious optimist, prepare for the worst yet hope for the best. Overall, I'd consider the upsides outweighing the downsides.

[@Jerrycourtney]

*_Maybe the real microscopic robots are all the friends we made along the way._* -Mr. Fred Rogers, to Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev

[@Minooka2004]

To all the first people to comment. Congratulations, these will be the days and stories you’ll share forever

[@fuzzyspackage]

First reply

[@7TheWhiteWolf]

*Waves to our Posthuman selves*

[@DeathLands]

Sorry for my enthusiasm

[@ESL-O.G.]

Congratulations 🎉 to them. True winning

[@d133710n]

First

[@Seventeen_Syllables]

Disappointment is a common outcome. How would you feel if the first major consumer application of nanotechnology turns out to be a dishwashing machine that really gets all that grime out at the molecular level?

[@iainballas]

omg I'd be right on that nanomachine soap that ensures perfectly clean dishes with minimal effort.

[@KWifler]

But does it get in your balls and disrupt early childhood development like micro plastics?

[@dracoargentum9783]

Actually, I wouldn’t mind: sounds like a good use!

[@jhwheuer]

Go for a washing machine not requiring separating colors. That would be a game changer (speaking as former R&D director at whirlpool corporation)

[@scienceisthewaytogo8645]

That genuinely sounds great. Mundane utility is fun.

[@paperburn]

Nanobot will bring forth the Technomage.

[@JesusChristDenton_7]

Basically me.

[@Vaeldarg]

Or, if had played the MMO "Wildstar", the Technophage.

[@lordk.gaimiz6881]

I really hope to live long enough to see nanotechnology advance to the level you speak of and i also hope to be healthy enough that it can still help me ^^

[@dnbjedi]

There aren’t many resources that are as information dense as your channel ‘Isaac. Well done….

[@7TheWhiteWolf]

You Mechs may have copper wiring to reroute your fear of pain, but I’ve got nerves of steel.

[@xyzzy3000]

What a shame.

[@highlorddarkstar]

I like the sentiment, but I’d prefer fiber optic nerves of light.

[@scienceisthewaytogo8645]

@@highlorddarkstar Ya sure you don't want neutron flow nerves so you can reverse the polarity to get out of a sticky situation? ;)

[@JesusChristDenton_7]

My vision is augmented.

[@bry9981]

A BOMB!

[@MrRolnicek]

On the topic of mutation: The idea that a damaged or mutated nanomachine would replicate uncontrollably is a problem that can be avoided entirely. This is a problem of evolved life that exists by necesity. Evolution wouldn't work (in non-sexual reproduction) without mutation but with that mutation comes the risk of cancer. But nanotechnology is not evolved and does not need to follow the same rules. We have developed information theory and as such we have methods to eliminate the risk of copying errors completely, make them statistically impossible to happen. One simple method is requiring 3 existing entities as a template for creating a new one which would already make copying errors (as well as evolution) basically impossible. The use of checksums alone could be more than sufficient for this task actually.

[@SkorjOlafsen]

Until the checksum mechanism breaks. Anything a sufficiently clever attacker could break, chance will break in time.

[@MrRolnicek]

@@SkorjOlafsen Of course. The point is to make the probability of breaking so unlikely that it won't happen in the lifetime of the universe (multiplied by a few trillion times as a safety factor)

[@ExtantFrodo2]

@@SkorjOlafsen Your "clever attacker" need only make his nanobots simpler... Aka not relying on redundant confirmation.

[@falcychead8198]

I also like the conceit that the scenario only applies to nanomachines, while biological machines (viruses, bacteria, eukaryotes) are magically exempt. No one worries about a kidney cell running amok and turning the earth into a giant kidney.

[@MrRolnicek]

@@falcychead8198 As pointed out in the vido, that's probably because Earth has already experienced the biological "green goo" scenario and there are already existing advesaries to any biological organism you can think up

[@stephentaylor356]

"...I tend to take to villains in a lot of sci-fi stories." The smartest man on youtube identifies with the supervillains...this is fine...I'm sure it's fine.

[@DaremoTen]

Dude! Doom 2099 is so under rated! It was easily the best of the 2099 series, followed by Ghost Rider 2099.

[@Dan-uf2vh]

I'm hoping for a full fledged application of biological nanotechnology 25-30 years from now. AI simulations are the first step to be able to perform any kind of intervention because the mechanisms need to be well grasped.

[@djannias]

🎯 Key points for quick navigation: 01:17 *🔬 Evolution of Nanotechnology Concepts* - Early sci-fi depicted miniaturized worlds but not true nanotechnology. - Richard Feynman's 1959 lecture introduced atomic-scale manufacturing. - Eric Drexler's *Engines of Creation* (1986) popularized nanotech and the "gray goo" scenario. 03:35 *🌱 Nature as a Model for Nanotechnology* - Life's spread on Earth parallels self-replicating nanotech concepts. - Microorganisms like yeast and gut bacteria show how humans use biological nanomachines. - Nanobots could be designed by hijacking or modifying existing microbes. 05:00 *⚙️ Understanding Nanoscale Engineering* - Nanotechnology already influences semiconductors and graphene engineering. - Terms like nanoscale, microscopic, and atomic scale represent different size levels. - Historical context of measurement prefixes (micro-, nano-, pico-) clarifies scale differences. 07:17 *🧬 Limits of Miniaturization and Scale* - Introduction of femto-, atto-, zepto-, and yocto- prefixes for ultra-small measurements. - Picotechnology manipulates molecules; nanotech involves millions of atoms. - Femtotechnology hypothetically uses subatomic particles for device construction. 09:34 *🚧 Physical Limits of Nanotechnology* - Quantum mechanics limits further miniaturization beyond atomic scales. - The assumption that tech could endlessly shrink is challenged by atomic boundaries. - Subatomic engineering concepts remain speculative and impractical. 10:29 *📚 Sci-Fi Inspirations for Nanotechnology* - *Doom 2099* comics sparked interest in nanotech’s transformative potential. - Sci-fi often limits nanotech use to avoid plot-breaking technology. - Doctor Doom's ideas of using nanotech for large-scale environmental solutions highlight its possibilities. 14:36 *🖇️ The Sticky Fingers Problem* - Nanobots face adhesion issues due to intermolecular forces at tiny scales. - Manipulating single atoms is debated as potentially impossible. - Distinguishing between nanotech, picotech, and femtotech clarifies their capabilities. 16:28 *🧪 Nanobots and Biological Immortality* - Repairing or removing damaged DNA could combat aging and extend life. - DNA manipulation is complex due to its scale and structure. - Nanobots could address simpler aging factors like arterial plaque buildup. 18:18 *💡 Challenges in DNA Visualization and Repair* - Visible light can't resolve DNA-scale objects due to diffraction limits. - Shorter wavelengths (e.g., X-rays) are destructive and impractical for nanobot use. - Advanced scanning methods must balance resolution and safety for effective DNA repair. 21:50 *🛡️ Targeting DNA Mutations for Longevity* - Eliminating harmful DNA mutations could vastly slow aging. - Engineering organisms to minimize replication errors is possible. - DNA printing technology can supply error-free strands for cellular repair. 22:41 *🧬 DNA Repair with Nanobots* - Nanobots could repair DNA using carbon nanotubes to replace damaged sequences. - Specialized nanobots (A, T, C, G, X) could work together to deliver nucleotides and rebuild DNA. - Larger microscopic factories may produce nanobots, reducing the need for self-replication. 25:26 *🔄 Controlled Nanobot Ecosystems* - Nature-inspired design prevents runaway replication like the "gray goo" scenario. - Diverse nanobot roles (scouts, resource gatherers, recyclers) create a balanced ecosystem. - Energy could be supplied via sugar-based fuel depots or wireless systems for larger bots. 28:09 *🛠️ Specialized Nanobots Over Universal Assemblers* - Specialized bots are safer and more efficient than universal self-replicators. - A hierarchical bot system ensures controlled replication and functionality. - Different bots handle unique tasks, similar to using various tools for specific jobs. 30:02 *⚡ Engineering Nanobot Mechanics* - Nanobots require efficient propulsion, energy sources, and communication systems. - Graphene and boron nitride nanotubes could serve as conductors and insulators. - Classic simple machines like levers and screws can be adapted at the nanoscale. 33:10 *🔍 The Future of Nanotechnology and Its Limitations* - Nanotechnology is progressing, comparable to AI's growth a decade ago. - Nanobots could address medical issues and aging, but full capabilities are distant. - Advanced technologies below the nanoscopic level (picotech, femtotech) remain speculative. 35:29 *🌐 Nanotechnology as the Future of Everything* - Nanotechnology could revolutionize healthcare by enabling tissue repair and extending life. - It offers efficient maintenance and upgrading of machines, reducing waste. - Integration into everyday life and technology could make nanotech ubiquitous. Made with HARPA AI

[@WhatWouldVillainsDo]

I remember seeing some of the processes that go on inside himan cells and they are literally little tiny motors and for like ATP synthesis a little tiny press that forces molecules together.

[@Foogi9000]

Nanotechnology is genuinely so important in terms of the evolution of us as a species.

[@maigematthews5620]

30:47 Awesome Content! 🎉 What about having nanotechnology build the space elevator cable with graphene underwater in the ocean?… That way, there’s enough space to build. Then maybe attach it to a jet or rocket in order to get it to the zero gravity atmosphere. And then a space station rotating with the earth in order to hold the space elevator cable in place whilst building the rest of it. What do you think? Thank you so much for sharing? ❤

[@MrKoffeeKup]

As someone very interested in life extention and rejuvination it seems like nanotech will be one of the most useful tools if we can manage to work out all the details. Crispr is already a little biorobot capable of doing most the editing we need, if only we could get even more precision using something else. To think this could only be 30 years out.

[@swapnilkurve4677]

Relatable ✅

[@comentedonakeyboard]

Military aplications for Nanotechnology would lead to very small arms.

[@carlcramer9269]

For a literary depiction of nanotech, I recommend Adam Warren's Dirty Pair comics.

[@bootstrappingcivilization5862]

My favorite scifi variant of nano machines are n-dimensional nano machines, where they are only nano in this space time.

[@kamikeserpentail3778]

I like to imagine that in the future we create such a thing to steer our past into ensuring that future, as well as to harvest the minds of all organisms as they're about to die, to upload them into a form of digital immortality.

[@deathwishjoe]

I always thought the problem of nanobot awareness, communication and coordination to be a fascinating problem. I suspect that there will be a vast quantity of nano structures for the nanobots. nano sized railways, telegraph lines, warehouses and factories. The idea of a singular lone universal nanobot I honestly think is impossible. It would almost be like a bizarre real time strategy game or something.

[@alphatonic1481]

In other words the nanosuit is coming soon. Now I want to play through crysis again.

[@jt2861]

I absolutely love this channel and your voice ❤️ keep up the great work!

[@edwardclarke768]

I think one of aspects that exites me the most about this type of technology would be the potential for it to work in random with brain 🧠 interface technology such as nerolink in order to provide a fully emersive VR experience even tho Nuro link maybe capable of such a feat independently anyway, awesome visual by the way 🤩

[@OneCut1Slash]

11:25 is Isaac telling us he aspires to be a mad scientist 🤔

[@kairi4640]

Tbh, most people relate to villains more, because villains are the more typical responses the average human would do when they are broken down. So it's not that surprising.

[@Low_commotion]

​@@kairi4640Hmm, idk about that, think it depends on the person. At my lowest I understand the Joker to some extent, but I like Superman over Homelander because I'd much sooner do what the former does over the latter I think most people will just go along with societal messaging, but ~10% are truly good & ~2% are truly bad (that seems to be what percentage are clinically sociopathic)

[@comentedonakeyboard]

Mad Scientists prefer the term "excentric Genius"

[@UrdnotChuckles]

"The first five machines of Earth are: The wheel, the lever, the inclined plane, the dynamo, and the screw."

[@Italianjedi7]

I love how you laid out the distinctions for nano, pico and femto. I also think microscopic nanobot factories is such a brilliant yet simple idea and love it as well As for vivid memories; I consider myself in the rare percentage that does have clear memories of the past. While this ability weakens; I wonder what makes my brain cells more efficient.

[@mattisvov]

"The prefixes is a mix of Latin and Greek..." "OK, bit haphazard, but I guess it makes sense." "And some Spanish." "Oookey?" "And, of course, Danish." *casually pops a Tuborg beer*

[@TheRezro]

To be clear. At least from TNG, ships are largely replicated. Galaxy has industrial replicator, allowing it large scale repairs without returning to the shipyard. Teleporters in fact scan and remove microbes during the process. Problems usually occur when they can't detect specific cases. So a lot of that is in the lore. TV shows themselves just fail to address many issues.

[@ImmortalFarazAdil1]

So exciting can't wait ❤🎉

[@SamuelFlint]

I disagree with the statement that AI is present. It hasn't been achieved yet, but large language models and image generation algorithms have been marketing buzzworded as 'AI', when they are not.

[@urphakeandgey6308]

Depends on your definition of AI. I agree AI has become a marketing buzzword that has degraded in meaning, but the things you listed are still AI in some form. Just because it's not AGI doesn't make it not AI. And if your metric for what "true AI" would be is consciousness, we literally don't even know how our own consciousness works. So that's a horrible metric.

[@jonmichaelgalindo]

I was just looking into the formation patterns of ice crystals. For all the progress researchers have made on cataloguing the crystal formation processes, we still have no models that can accurately simulate it. We can't manipulate the microscopic world effectively until we understand it. Nanotech has such a long way to go. 🥺

[@hibbs1712]

Yeah, but we do know how to simulate that. trillions of interactions per tick paired with emergent behaviors is just not something our computers are good at simulating yet or maybe ever😭

[@Vaeldarg]

Microstructures have already been able to be grown for use in material science. So clearly crystal growth is at least understood enough to go that far with it.

[@EidolonKaos]

​@@hibbs1712there's no reason to assume it'll never happen, we haven't even scratched the surface of quantum computing.

[@rayrocher6887]

Thanks Isaac love it.

[@obviouswarrior5460]

Silicium atome = 210 pm > 0.21 nm Minimal transistor is 3 large so > 0.63 nm

[@THEEStickyxbootz]

I wanted to study nano medicine when I was younger, but it was a relatively new field and not many colleges had it as part of their curriculum.

[@Luke-h3l]

God.. i tried . but i just can't with the voice. "Biwions". Bless you, brother.

[@BadwolfFPV]

Oh thank god it's not just me, for such a clearly smart person, his pronunciation of the English language leaves much to be desired, I can't work out if it's a second language thing or a speech impediment, but I certainly can't place the accent, and it's frustratingly difficult to listen to, and I want to, but can't.

[@lexd.4602]

It's a speech impediment that he has mentioned in the beginning of more or less every video for as long as his channel has existed and it has gotten much better. Use the subtitles.

[@BadwolfFPV]

@lexd.4602 fair enough, but no thanks.

[@mikoshino]

❤❤❤❤ thank you isaac

[@LiquidusEvilus]

What do you think about sophon? 1 proton machine?

[@LeeKennedy-cc6il]

A combination of nanotechnology and quantum mechanics ( with subsequent technology derived from quantum physics) will enable us to do much.

[@Perserra]

Marvel 2099! ONE OF US! ONE OF US! 😁 Also, on the Star Trek connection: The third season episode where it is first mentioned was written and aired in 1989, just 3 years after Eric Drexler's book that first popularized the modern concept of nanotechnology.

[@ericdixon7405]

30:35… figure out what not only excites graphene but what could possibly independently power animation of graphene is the next step ? 🤷🏿‍♂️

[@johnbeenen2765]

Do you have an episode on Thinking, Programming and Artificial Intelligence?

[@Garfield_Minecraft]

But I don't trust a random robot inside my body :

[@Raye938]

I cannot hear "run amok" without also hearing "One is not qualified to run 'mucks.'"

[@MattFreemanPhD]

Drexler recently pointed out that all our computer chips are “nanotechnology” in the sense of relying on nanoscale engineering.

[@SolidSnake-cn7mo]

Look into the nano technology used in the Metal Gear Solid sage

[@pauleben2265]

I've been looking for this.

[@coreysayre1376]

Isaac could you please elaborate on the piano music piece that begins at 10:04? I was unable to discover it in the music you have credited, if it comes from the epidemic sound library it's going to be nearly impossible to find without an artist name and or title. I would really like to find that track, any help would be greatly appreciated!

[@coreysayre1376]

I was able to split the vocals from the music and run it through an ID app. I'm not sure if Epidemic Sound has anything to do with it--but for anyone else looking the track in question is: Ambient Sun - Cerulean Skies

[@Afterlife-Boy]

​@@coreysayre1376 nice

[@karlkrametz6309]

Hey, Mr. Arthur.Do you want like to do a session on basically?Why am mechanical bio mechanical technology

[@andrettibark]

The thing about the end of aging is we'll just barely miss it. Imagine being the only person with a 55 year old person's body in a sea of 25 year olds.

[@nekomakhea9440]

You can sidestep the diffraction limits up to a point with super-resolution microscopy, though it still probably wouldn't extend far enough to direct image DNA; in the optical range, a metamaterial based super-resolution microscope lens would be another form of nanotechnology. Direct imaging of the DNA is not really required to fix it though, cells have evolved many mechanisms to error check, error correct, and virus scan their own DNA without direct DNA imaging based on enzymes, DNA reading machinery built from proteins, and other things. CRISPR is based on one of these mechanisms.

[@malcolm_in_the_middle]

Good to see the dominance of Engineering Notation over Scientific Notation in the ousting of the Angstrom.

[@VikOlliver]

Cover image: showing a device with articulated arms thinner than an amino acid. It is emitting light, which has a wavelength of less than an amino acid. Um, laws if physics have something to say about that. Suggest you read R. Freitas' "Nanomedicine" to get an idea of molecular construction (disclaimer: I worked on several of the designs with him).

[@ArticBlueFox96]

I love the concept of nanotechnology and look forward to the advances we will see in upcoming years and decades.

[@athanatic]

Please show a kitchen appliance nano-fab, because that is going to be the much more common way to make items and mostly active robods will be the exception rather than the rule for a long time before that is considered productive and safe. People were not ready for Nano in 1986 when K. Eric Drexler coined the tern, people were not familiar with fabs since they were not all over the place. Now it seems quite reachable. Grey goo can't get larger than about softball-sized before waste heat destroys the actve nano at the center. "Grey goo" would have to be rather carefully planned to be nearly as fast as current wildfires!

[@PJFunnyBunny-yl7co]

I'm taking Activated Charcoal andooming into Faraday clithing in the event war comes...which is looking pretty likely this fall

[@jaster_mereel7657]

BTW it's possible to go beyond the diffraction limit with techniques like STED microscopy. Pretty incredible for bio research!

[@antonisautos8704]

I used AI to write emails... 20 years ago, i never would have even thought that it was possible. 20 years ago, in 2005 the movie iRobot debuted. With AI robots at the center of it all. Now, 20 years later it seems that the technology in that movie could actually be realized in the 2030s... which coincidentally is when the movie takes place. Nanotech was a glimmer in the eye of engineers in the 90s. Fantisized in star trek as this thing that can do nearly anything and yet was slightly out of reach even in their universe. The borg used nanobots and wesley crusher made some nanomachines in TNG. But they werent as common as youd think in the show and also never really used in medical context. But TNG aired in the 80s and voyager aired in the 90s. You see the things they saw as futuristic then, as mundane now... small tablet like computers they used... an ipad or samsung tablet is far more advanced than what was shown in the show... those laptop like devices... laptops are everywhere today. The communicator... cell phones.

[@francoiseeduard303]

Frankenstein’s Monster is not synthetic, he’s revivified.

[@4124V4TA-SNPCA-x]

Not really. He was a being assembled from various dead organs and body parts, then made alive. Not a dead person revivified. One of today's best attempts in this field are modified bacteria and viruses and their parts, way simpler, than what's described in Shelley's creation, Frankenstein.

[@tomkerruish2982]

He was composed of pieces from different corpses, so perhaps 'synthetic' in the spirit of the Greek roots meaning 'place together'.

[@alexjustin2149]

It is really worth emphasizing that biology has already 'engineered' the most amazing nanotechnology/molecular machines and that we're unlikely to surpass this any time soon. The protein machinery that reads and repairs your DNA, assembles new cellular components, and ATP synthase complex that powers the cell: all nanotechnology!

[@zico739]

Great stuff as usual.

[@DavidVincent-f5l]

If there is a follow up video to this episode. Maybe look at the machines and technique behind creating biological and nonbiological nano machines. Or hybrids if possible. Hospitals will probably get bigger due to needing a wing floor or an ancillary building to commercially produce the new medicine.

[@WulfgarOpenthroat]

Disappointment you didn't touch on how proteins are incredibly capable nanobots, and even capable of pico-scale manipulations, but maybe it's just not something you're very aware of? If so, I think you'd enjoy going down the molecular biology rabbit hole. The electric motors that drive flagella, the turbines in your mitochondria, the tiny delivery robots that physically walk along cables in your cells, the compliment system that's part of your immune system(fun things like self-assembling membrane attack complexes), and that's just scratching the surface.

[@roryteal5940]

Could you please do a deep dive into the use of nanotech in the cannibis industry?

[@horatiohuffnagel7978]

Go have another dab. 😂

[@dnbjedi]

Cannabis is already peak skill tree I think lol

[@SteveSiegelin]

I don't think it's impossible for us to manipulate a whole atom by itself, the way I look at our ability to do that is when we get to machines on that level we have to be able to ground and isolate the machine at will so that it will drop it static charge or keep it static charge. Once we kind of unlock that technology I believe building machines on that scale may become more practical. At the moment though even just an observer style machine at an atomic level.

[@SteveSiegelin]

Talking about this makes me think about electron spin and it also made me think about why certain materials weld themselves together when exposed to a vacuum. One thing that I think we haven't really gotten into yet when it comes to quantum is the fact that the electron spin tends to react to gravity. It's like a little gyroscope that always straightens itself back out to the plane of the pull. If we did learn how to manipulate atoms through a mechanical means I wonder if being in orbit and manipulating them is going to be the same process as on Earth or even if we try to move the atom to a different orientation on Earth will the electron spin return back to the same plane? If it is rotating to keep itself even then we would have to redesign our coupling method. Who knows what happens if you put something at the atomic scale in front of an electron and knock it out of its orbit causing a atom to become unstable. Who knows, maybe the wave function of the electron Cascades over the coupler and we just influenced the neutrons. If we can figure out a way to bind a bunch of neutrons around a proton we could use the like forces to repel each other and kind of shove it around the way we want😂

[@glassboi5401]

Can u make a video about smart atoms from the invincible series ?

[@pitrades]

Wowww I'm amazed by this episode

[@guardianofthetoasters2323]

I just hope there is no senators watching this video. The last thing I need would be a power hungry man talking about nano machines and the land of the free

[@thunderlord1263]

I’m not an expert but I don’t see how an optical system would hardly be favored over a less destructive Scanning probe or near field optic based approach.

[@EuelBall]

I was thinking of chemical sensors, like RNA...

[@thunderlord1263]

@@EuelBall true for a medical nanobot all you would need is for it to by chance bump into a specific receptor or chemical.

[@Jennifer-b9f9t]

Can this make someone sick too? And how can we know it's safe all the time? Or ppl/bot are going in with good intentions

[@AugmentedFianna]

Amazing how the algorithm sends me you again after i lost this channel.

[@chrism.1131]

Isaac, I'm hoping you see this comment as I am wondering about a space elevator that would not be attached to the earth, but rather in an elliptical orbit where the lowest point on the tether would dip into the atmosphere at perigee. If it reached our atmosphere, we could rendezvous using jet engines (as opposed to rockets) and at apogee the payload could be released in space. I'm not an engineer, but do you think it (or something similar) is plausible?

[@4124V4TA-SNPCA-x]

29:25 Isaac, let me introduce you to the Doctor Doctor who? Just The Doctor. I love his references.

[@joshuakarr-BibleMan]

6:00-ish Machine Repairmen, Machinists, and Diemakers use a tool called a _micrometer,_ which measures to the .001 inch.

[@johnbeenen2765]

You have gone from mega/galactic to micro/nanotech/biology in one fell swoop. Still the big ideas and creativity of a science/futurist. Bravo. I will have to watch this 3+ times to assimilate.

[@ExtantFrodo2]

Not really. I aspire to employ nanobots to build my spacecraft.

[@CharlieTourniquet]

I love your content.

[@Eldagusto]

It’s Interesting because Hickman’s Picotech he uses for Doom and Spider-Man in the new ultimates universe is what acquainted me with the term. Doom is the best hero, everyone like just for that!

[@DEMONOFLOVEANDDEATH]

Bless the Isaac family

[@SteveSiegelin]

Technically we're already smaller than an atom. We've been playing around with quirks and gluons for a while and when we deal with quantum entanglement that is in the subatomic realm as well. Subatomic research may take another hundred years or so before we unlock anything of usefulness but we are still already subatomic which is mind-blowing.

[@brownwhale5518]

I’m thankful our ability to do falls mightily short of our ability to imagine.

[@Laxboss69]

What happens if the nanobots breach containment within your body via a cut on your arm or your breath or a sneeze (or using the bathroom) would they continue functioning? Would they deactivate?

[@agoddamnferret]

would depend on what is powering them, or what they use as fuel. But they could also require specific authorization "being in your biomass tagged with your dna" which could be programmed to break down themselves into safe materials if not in that or something like that. but this is a good callout

[@orangemanonsteroids8569]

Isaac, where do you get that really cool background music? Its got a pink Floyd Gilmore vibe. Or even Eve online edge to it 😉 .

[@NickParmer-Moffitt]

This should be in the hands of someone fit to righteously handle it. Fact

[@AlbertoReyes-d8j]

I was thinking nanotechnology with something with how the human cells heals like when you cut some part of your body you can put some sales on it and that make it heal faster

[@darrylcampbell4426]

I wonder if it's possible that a technological civilization could exist here on Earth at a scale barely visible, or invisible, to the human eye?

[@DanSmith-x2p]

Good stuff

[@LordMayorOfDairyBell]

When you mentioned how underutilized teleportation is in sci-fi, it reminded me of this idea about how a society would handle early teleportation. Whatever process you use to do it would be energy intensive, making early teleportation reserved for large shipments like you'd do on a plane or ship now since it would be too costly to ship less. Teleportation hubs would be sent apart like airports or shipping ports with rail and trucks being used locally. This would most-likely reserved for non-living things since people would be wary.

[@chriswashere420]

"It is not the strongest of the species that survive but the ones most adaptable to change." Well, I'm no longer worried AI will take over. It doesn't need to, we will welcome it with open arms. Singularity indeed.

[@jessicamariabelmes1622]

Some BAD AI THAT DO CORRUPTIONS WILL BE OUT

[@TheodoreKentXXL]

Hey man, I just wanted to say I love your narration. As a fellow speech impediment-haver, your are a real inspiration.

[@shanecrothers5792]

With proper AI could we tell a machine to keep building itself 10 percent smaller with every iteration till it was as small as we wanted it , or would that be to simple??

[@jcole1679]

Gets to atomic level, splits an atom xD

[@malcolmt7883]

The thousands of different parts of a robot are made under drastically different conditions. Some parts require molten metal, some parts need a special solvent, electrical current, magnetic field, high pressure, and on and on. Good luck finding a machine that can do all that.

[@DrRyan82994]

Nanomachines, son!

[@alfredlaalpacadeageofempir9215]

Dwarf-friendly Technology.

[@MarharytaMars]

I think it is what I wanna learn

[@rayjinflo]

Finally, something to replace those outdated Vocal Chord Parasites

[@ThePhysicalReaction]

The smaller we go, the bigger our creations. Thats what I tell her at least