Utility Fog (Nanofog)
Nanotechnology is based on the concept of tiny, self – replicating robots. The Utility Fog is a very simple extension of this idea. Utility Fog is highly advanced nanotechnology which the Technocratic Union has developed as the ultimate multi-purpose tool. It is a user friendly, completely programmable collection of nanomachines that can form a vast range of machinery, from office pins to space ships. It can simulate any material from gas, liquid and solid and it can even be used in sufficient quantities to implement the ultimate in virtual reality.
With the right programming, the robots can exert any force in any direction on the surface of any object. They can support the object so that it apparently floats in air. They can support a person applying the same pressure that a chair would. A programme running in Utility Fog can thus simulate the physical existence of any object.
Utility Fog should be capable of simulating most everyday materials, dynamically changing its form and forming a substrate for an integrated virtual reality. This paper will examine the basic concept, and explore some of the applications of this material.
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