Comments on: A billion dollar nanotech spinout? http://www.softmachines.org/wordpress/?p=1183 Some personal views on nanotechnology, science and science policy from Richard Jones Tue, 14 May 2013 15:27:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: The Keystone Garter http://www.softmachines.org/wordpress/?p=1183&cpage=1#comment-45787 The Keystone Garter Mon, 02 Apr 2012 00:49:33 +0000 http://www.softmachines.org/wordpress/?p=1183#comment-45787 It would be nice if future epidemic leave an easy marker early on. I suppose a blood test or throat swab would do the trick if necessary, hopefully fever is enough.
These sensors could be in cellphones. There are dating application that cause some sort of electronic device, maybe a cellphone, to make a noise or something when two strangers have it and settings are set to “single”. If you are free of the fail-proof pandemic marker you good set your settings to let you know when other people have very recently tested themselves. It isn’t perfect but if the system can be maintained it lets individuals socially distance themselves to a degree.
It will be easy to sequence the pathogen in the future but the symptomology may not be known right away unless early interviews and/or safe autopsy.

]]> By: Zelah http://www.softmachines.org/wordpress/?p=1183&cpage=1#comment-45543 Zelah Tue, 27 Mar 2012 11:01:52 +0000 http://www.softmachines.org/wordpress/?p=1183#comment-45543 Hi!

My comment is addressed to the supposed failures of Nanotech. Chemistry is still being taught in University I presume!

Other examples Memristors, Nanofluidics/Filters, Nano scale Transistors,
Nanofibres… The list goes on and on.

It all depends on what you define as ‘Nanotech’.

Finally, there will be winners and losers in all of this.

Zelah

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