"In the 2000 hit game Deus Ex - set in 2052 - the player can inject themselves with tiny robots called "nanites". These microscopic robots manipulate matter on atomic levels, giving superhuman abilities such as enhanced speed and the ability to see in the dark. Eidos It sounds like something from the distant future, but nanotechnology - engineering at a scale of millionths of a millimetre - is already used in lots of everyday real-life tech."
"In fact, it is powering the way you are reading these very words right now - every smartphone or computer is run by a central chip made up of billions of tiny transistors - electrical components built on a nanoscale to speed up data processing. Professor Steven Bramwell at the London Centre for Nanotechnology told the BBC by 2050 we should expect the lines between machines, electronics and biology to be "significantly blurred"."
The past 25 years saw profound shifts in internet access, media delivery and mobile computing, driven by rapid innovation in AI and robotics. Nanotechnology already underpins modern electronics through nanoscale transistors in central chips. By 2050 the boundaries between machines, electronics and biology are expected to blur, enabling nanotechnology implants for health monitoring and communication rather than fantastical invisibility. Microscopic machines could perform targeted drug delivery to precise locations in the body. Practical medical and communication enhancements will be prioritized over superhuman abilities, while continued progress in AI, robotics and nanoengineering will reshape daily life and healthcare.
Read at www.bbc.com
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