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I suppose you think about space colonization by nano probes - it could be done; tiny probes containing the information to replicate sentient beings and utilize the material present in the solar system to be explored and colonized in order to create outposts would be very efficient and could travel at speeds far below light speed; of course feedback to earth, let alone "governing" of the "colonies" would make no sense, given the distances we deal with; but those probes would transform lifeless planets into thriving paradises and send forth second generation probes and so on; in a couple of hundred thousand years, the galaxy could be "colonized" - we have all the time in the world, so to speak.
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Yes, that is indeed one variety.
But my favorite application of nanotech would be super selfish.
Nanites in every cell of my body which repair immediately any damage to it, effectively rendering myself to be immortal.
And yes, I WOULD like to live forever, thank you.
Ponder this: It's
going to happen one day.
The ultimate goal of medicine is to remove all disease and suffering of the body, and to conquer death itself. And if things keep going the way they are now, you may just see the result of this in your lifetime, which will probably exceed 100 by the time you get there.
I can't wait!
The future's so bright, I gotta wear shades!
Here is a really cool site on the subject of a possible future for nanotech and other things:
http://www.orionsarm.com/intro.html
-Meme