Half a croissant, on a plate, with a sign in front of it saying '50c'
h a l f b a k e r y
Chewable.

idea: add, search, annotate, link, view, overview, recent, by name, best, random

meta: news, help, about, links, report a problem

account: browse anonymously, or get an account and write.

user:
pass:
register,


         

Smart Dust

Nano-vacuuming !
  (+3, -5)
(+3, -5)
  [vote for,
against]

Smart Dust comes in a small sachet. Empty the contents over the nearest surface and over time the nanobots will breed using dead skin cells and cat keratin, gradually spreading around your abode.

Excess material is formed into objet d'art.

The nanobots taking care of a surface have a strong resemblence to dust, but on command they will switch out of cleaning mode and present themselves as neat leopard prints, scales, mondrian or pinstripes.

bigsleep, Oct 11 2009

[link]






       Call it...Magic Dust.
ldischler, Oct 11 2009
  

       My Nano used to love doing the vacuuming. Then, one day, she was cleaning the sofas after Christmas...   

       Seriously, it's a matter of getting enough computing power into each speck of dust, to allow it a simple set of local rules regarding movement. I don't think our technology is quite there, just yet.
UnaBubba, Oct 12 2009
  

       //Then, one day ...// Sorry to hear that.   

       //Call it...Magic Dust//   

       Would be bakeable with 1cm sized robots and a coordinating computer, but that wouldn't give a very good pin-stripe effect on your furniture. But just you wait, when nanotechnology becomes big news, this will be one of the first things implemented.
bigsleep, Oct 12 2009
  

       Well, she found some little white balls, that she took to be mints. So she popped a couple into her mouth and bit them. They were gecko eggs.
UnaBubba, Oct 12 2009
  
      
[annotate]
  


 

back: main index

business  computer  culture  fashion  food  halfbakery  home  other  product  public  science  sport  vehicle