Magnetically-Controlled Organic Microbots Could Change Medicine in the Next Decade
Tiny Doctors Google’s chief engineer and notable futurist Ray Kurzweil has said that nanobots or microbots will flow through our bodies by 2030. While the technology could be life-changing, the prospects for these nanobots are still limited by challenges in powering the micro devices and guiding them through the body. A team of researchers led by Li Zhang, a materials scientist from the Chinese University of Hong Kong in Shatin, may have found a solution to both problems. They degrade in days or hours, depending on how much magnetic coating they have, without harming cells — except for cancer cells. Microbots — The Future of Treatments Miniature technologies, like these synthetic algae microbots, show potential for delivering medical treatments to every corner of the the human body.