Star Trek Replicator & Diatoms

Еве да ви каже батко Тофе што ќе работи кога ќе порасне:)

Следи абстракт од еден труд кој се занимава со потенцијалот на дијатомеите во нанотехнологија. Ако неможете да го симнете трудот, а сакате да го прочитате ќе ви пратам пдф.

Абстракт:
Diatoms are single celled algae, the 10на5та–10на6та species of which create a wide variety of three-dimensional amorphous silica shells. If we could get them to produce useful structures, perhaps by compustat selection experiments (i.e. forced evolution of development or evodevo), their exponential growth in suspension cultures could compete with the lithography techniques of present day nanotechnology, which have limited 3D capabilities. Alternatively, their fine detail could be used for templates for MEMS (micro electro mechanical systems), or their silica deposition systems isolated for guiding silica deposition. A recent paper has demonstrated that silica
can be replaced atom for atom without change of shape – a step towards the Star Trek replicator.