Nano, Nano. (Apologies to Mork, and his "Nanu, Nanu.")

OK, so my first thought of "In-body nanobots that will construct microprocessors inside your body as needed" for our futuring exercise may be a little further out than I first thought (probably 20+ years). However, upon researching one possible thought along this line (microprocessors to supplement cognitive abilities when Alzheimer's sets in), I have found that NanoMedicine has a lot of activity and possibilities. Funding by organizations like the US National Institute of Health is backing a concerted effort to bring this technology to address selected medical problems in the way of micro engineering.

Our friend, Wikipedia, has an interesting entry for Nanomedicine, which can be seen at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanomedicine. Drug delivery using nano technologies, as well as cancer elimination are two leading uses being perfected at this time. A very interesting technique of welding protein together during surgery using nano particles is presented as a way to stop blood leaks.  A discussion of neuro-electronic interfaces is provided, which discusses the issues in creating microprocessor-like object 'in vivo’, which talks to my original thought of my original point.

In all, it looks like Nanomedicine is here to stay. Some of the Nanomedicine technologies are very imminent, while others are in the 20+ years category. While beneficial in concept, the deliverable part still needs to be sorted.