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How about a few unguided nanorockets in the gut?
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Khergit Deserters
Crom's Angels
#1 - 2015-01-20 00:19:37 UTC

Micro-machines journey inside animal for first time

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In a case of science fiction meeting reality, microscopic "machines" have journeyed inside a living animal for the first time.

The tiny devices delivered a cargo of nano-particles into the stomach lining of a mouse.

The machines, made of polymer tubes coated with zinc, are just 20 micrometres long - the width of a strand of human hair.

In stomach acid, the zinc reacts to produce bubbles of hydrogen, which propel the machines into the lining of the stomach, where they attach.

As the machines dissolve, they deliver their cargoes into the stomach tissue.

The basic idea has found its way into science fiction, including the 1966 cult film classic Fantastic Voyage. Although in this case, miniaturised humans journeyed inside the body rather than tiny machines.
Badel Jramodarr
#2 - 2015-01-20 12:39:39 UTC
Micro-machines doesn't sound as cool and Nanobots. Plus I associate micro-machines with toy cars.

Oh, and here's a blast from the past... Innerspace

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