Timeline for How would nanobots disassemble something on a molecular level
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| S Aug 22, 2023 at 17:46 | vote | accept | Geoffrey Williams | ||
| Aug 22, 2023 at 17:46 | vote | accept | Geoffrey Williams | ||
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| Aug 22, 2023 at 17:00 | answer | added | Logan R. Kearsley | timeline score: 4 | |
| Aug 22, 2023 at 11:07 | comment | added | Vladimir Silver | Both comments above are wrong. Enzymes are not considered nanobots, though they are certainly nanoscopic. utility fog is an example of nanobots with a diameter of about 100 nanometers. Yes they can disassemble stuff on the molecular level one nanoscopic layer at a time. Only if it's organic or if it's production takes place at standard temperature and pressure. claiming that the nanobot I listed cannot disassemble stuff on the molecular level is the same as claiming people can't control things smaller then our own bodies. Our hands are a small part of our body that we use rather well. | |
| Aug 22, 2023 at 10:50 | answer | added | Pica | timeline score: 4 | |
| Aug 22, 2023 at 9:21 | comment | added | jdunlop | Vogon Poet nailed it. If you want "realistically plausible", then the answer is, "they don't". Nanobots, as they appear in science fiction, are fantasy. | |
| Aug 22, 2023 at 0:12 | comment | added | Vogon Poet | A nanobot which can dismantle a molecule is itself a molecule. Specifically, an enzyme if we’re talking organics. There is no single molecule that can dismantle all molecules, they obey the laws of thermodynamics. They grab an atom with a bond that is stronger than the bond holding it to the molecule, then fold to remove the atom. But they don’t navigate or see or calculate anything. They are molecules with all the intelligence of a molecule. “Robots” just can’t be believable in a science-based answer. It’s a fun thought excercise, that’s all. | |
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| S Aug 21, 2023 at 22:28 | history | asked | Geoffrey Williams | CC BY-SA 4.0 |