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		theklub on Dec 30, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Mae Keane, the Last 'Radium Girl,' Dies at 107 Nano robots specifically, but just watch Star Trek they mapped out quite a few possible problems with future tech.

Tobu on Dec 30, 2014 [–]

Nanobots are decades away and may stay that way, but nanotubes are mass-produced and pollution is a problem. The thin fiber is like asbestos except more volatile, and it can cause cancer. http://www.particleandfibretoxicology.com/content/11/1/59

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