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Foresight- Nanomedicine in the Future



II. Explanation re: what this site about (May include image)
Such are the dreams of the nanotechnologists, engineers at places like M.I.T., Princeton University and Carnegie Mellon, who are already redefining the meaning of the word miniature. The prefix //nano-// refers to a billionth part of a unit — the size range these visionaries are talking about. Already, nanotechnologists have built gears and rotors far thinner than a human hair and tiny molecular "motors" only 50 atoms long. But that's just the beginning. Within a few decades, nanotechnologists predict, they will be creating machines that can do just about anything, as long as it's small. Germ-size robots will not just measure internal vital signs; they will also organize the data with molecular microcomputers and broadcast the results to a mainframe where the data can be analyzed for signs of disease. Nanomachines could then be sent to scour the arteries clean of dangerous plaque buildup, or aid the immune system in mopping up stray cancer cells. || -Comments:
 * Imagine an army of tiny robots, each no bigger than a bacterium, swimming through your bloodstream. One platoon takes continuous readings of blood pressure in different parts of your body; another monitors cholesterol; still others measure blood sugar, hormone levels, incipient arterial blockages and immune-system activity.

III. Important Vocabulary
 Nanotechnology- Nanotechnology refers to a field of applied science and technology whose theme is the control of matter on the atomic and molecular scale, generally 100 nanometers or smaller, and the fabrication of devices or materials that lie within that size range.

Nanomedicine- Nanomedicine is the medical application of nanotechnology.

Nanometer- A nanometer is a unit of length in the metric system, equal to one billionth of a meter.  "Anatomy of a Nanoprobe." __Foresight - Nanotech Institute__. 02 Jun 2008. Nanotech Institute. 2 Jun 2008 <[|http://www.foresight.org/nanomedicine/gallery/Images/ProbeArt2.jpg>.] || -Comments:
 * Anatomy of a Nanoprobe-

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8/24/2007
Find an web article from a reputable news website that contains information about any type of projectile. The article must relate to some science topic this could include something having to do with the projectile of bullets or weapons but should not focus on killing!Write a short (1 paragraph) summary of the article and then describe how anything you have learned in the past week about projectile motion might relate to it (second short paragraph). Finish with a citation to the web article. Enter all of this under "Entry" below.

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