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The idea of nanorobots floating throughout our arteries to fight diseases and deliver drugs is migrating from science fiction to medical fact, at least in virtual 3D simulations. Nanorobotics pioneer Adriano Cavalcanti and his colleagues report progress with their nanorobot control design (NCD) software which helps them simulate the behavior of future nanorobots. (Readers may recall the influenza virus as an example covered here). The team released a new paper that proposes a model for how a nanorobot should help with the early detection of cerebral aneurysm.

Noteworthy, they point out that this development was the result of a highly collaborative effort and a synthesis of several advanced technologies: “The current study establishes proteomics, nanobioelectronics, and electromagnetics as the basis to advance medical nanorobotics.”

Source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/emergingtech/?p=1370