Nanotechnololgy And Promises Of Flying Cars

from the Welcome-Our-Rat-Overlords dept

The International Congress of Nanotechnology is running this week in San Francisco, which is giving any possible technology (that has anything to do with being small) company a chance to turn science fiction into science, um, public relations. While there’s certainly some valid science behind nanotechnology, promoting the research of brain implants in rats that could be used to make rats smarter or potentially augment human memory is stepping into the deep end. Fortunately, there is at least one realistic scientist at the conference who defined nanotechnology, not in terms of its scale, but as “the ability to continue to obtain funding for what you claim is of nano importance.”
I’m still waiting on the flying car, and considering the ephemeral nature of digital memory, I’ll wait a bit longer for those brain implants.


Rate this comment as insightful
Rate this comment as funny
You have rated this comment as insightful
You have rated this comment as funny
Flag this comment as abusive/trolling/spam
You have flagged this comment
The first word has already been claimed
The last word has already been claimed
Insightful Lightbulb icon Funny Laughing icon Abusive/trolling/spam Flag icon Insightful badge Lightbulb icon Funny badge Laughing icon Comments icon

Comments on “Nanotechnololgy And Promises Of Flying Cars”

Subscribe: RSS Leave a comment
1 Comment

Add Your Comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Have a Techdirt Account? Sign in now. Want one? Register here

Comment Options:

Make this the or (get credits or sign in to see balance) what's this?

What's this?

Techdirt community members with Techdirt Credits can spotlight a comment as either the "First Word" or "Last Word" on a particular comment thread. Credits can be purchased at the Techdirt Insider Shop »

Follow Techdirt

Techdirt Daily Newsletter

Techdirt Deals
Techdirt Insider Discord
The latest chatter on the Techdirt Insider Discord channel...
Loading...