The Air Force Has a Healing Nanotech Laser

[Ghengis John]

It doesn't really heal so much as it closes wounds. The body then heals that. Then again, I guess on the battlefield closing a serious wound in two minutes is pretty damned good. The protein cross linking is impressive too. I WANT ONE. "Screw this paper cut" *Slathers on dye. Aims light at cut for ten seconds* "Sweet"

Nanotechnology has had a lot of issues. It can actually cause cancer, but I haven't heard anything about nanotechnology's uses like this causing problems.

Nanotechnology just means "small technology"

How does making things tiny cause cancer? Lol

He's thinking of carbon nano tubes. But he has a poor understanding of the situation. Those cause cancer because of the free carbon. The same as car emissions (lead asides) and burned meat. Not because there is something really tiny around.

Fuck yeah, the future is here.

"Well it looks like healthcare has arrived *puts on glasses* at the speed of light."

YEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!

 

[Faladorian]

sounds an awful lot like Medi-Gel (from Mass Effect, for those who don't know)

 

[WanderingFool]

Well, looks like all the good TF2 medic related jokes have been taken. Anyways, sweet.

 

[McNinja]

Does this mean I'll get a real medigun? Or will we have to deal with a IRL Raiden?
Still, where does the nanomachines fit in? I'm not seeing them in the link...

Not nanomachines, nanotechnology. Basically it's technology that works on an extremely small scale, the same as nanobots are machines that operate on an extremely small scale.

 

[Zechnophobe]

"We're so close to these processes being used," she elaborated. "But FDA approval is still a real hurdle."

You know, it just kills me how the FDA allows things like high fructose corn syrup and hydrogenated oils (trans-fats) to be sold freely, and I've seen litigation commercials against at least three FDA-approved drugs that have caused people TO DIE in as many months, but now they're going to stand in the way of healing laser.

Man, after they fix the SEC, Washington had better look at the FDA next. Stupid drug companies.

Tell you what; I'll start an internet petition drive to raise 3 million dollars to pay off FDA approval guy #4 so that we can have healing laser. Hey, it's the exact same method the drug and bio-tech companies use to get their shit approved! Why not the AFRL?

Sorry, I slipped into angry conspiracy-theorist mode for a second there. Still, it just kills me how it seems like wealthy banks and corporations can do whatever the hell they want in America and we're too busy arguing over whether or not the healthcare bill mandates death panels to do anything about it.

The only reason wealthy corporations do that is because they can afford to actually do the testing needed. They don't just 'pay off' the FDA... they get the hard data to placate it.

Or they come up with products that the FDA doesn't regulate, like supplements. Hey, if it doesn't do anything, you don't have to do any efficacy studies!