how can nanotechnology be one of the doomsday things that could extinct humans?

Question by Ripcity-zen: how can nanotechnology be one of the doomsday things that could extinct humans?
i’ve heard the nanotechnology is one of the hazzards of the future that could spell the extinction of the human race, much like nuclear war or comets and asteroids hitting the earth. how does the technology figure into it? what kind of things would come of it that is dangerous to us?

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Answer by andymanec
When people talk about that sort of nanotechnology, they’re usually referring to nano-robots. If they were able to break down matter and use it to replicate themselves, they could pretty much devour everything on the surface of the earth.

It’s just science fiction, anti-intellectualism, and fear-mongering, though. That sort of nanotechnology is *very* far away if it is even possible at all. Real nanotechnology involves constructing very tiny structures. One real application is carbon nanotubes – they could be woven into thread stronger than spider silk, yet lightweight. Another real-world application is in cancer treatment – where chemotherapeutic agents are encapsulated in microscopic shells that release the medicine in the vicinity of cancer cells (sparing the rest of the body).

Real-life nanotech poses almost no threat, beyond “this nanotech substance might be poisonous if you eat it”.

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Answer by doug4jets
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