X-Message-Number: 15007 Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2000 09:35:19 +0000 From: "Joseph Kehoe" <> Subject: nanocopters (self assembling) from the BBC (again) http://news.bbc.co.uk/low/english/sci/tech/newsid_1037000/1037730.stm The first microscopic "helicopters", which could one day carry out medical tasks inside the body, have been built and test-driven by scientists. The devices, no bigger than a virus particle, could eventually move around the human body, ministering to its needs or dispensing drugs. The metal rotors of the tiny machines are powered by the body's natural fuel, a chemical called ATP. Joseph. ---------------------------------------------- Joseph Kehoe, MSc Raven Internet Technologies Ltd. ph: +353 503 52450 www.raven.ie Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=15007