You have probably heard words starting with the prefix nano and thought of it as something that has big potential but never really bothered to see what's behind.
Nanotechnology and it's subfields are fast growing technologies that will, as the title says, turn the world around.
Probably the most potential of all nanotechnology divisions is nanomedicine.
Nanomedicine is a subfield of nanotechnology that is often defined as applying nanotechnology to human systems.
To simplify this definition, it is important to say that by using nanomedicine it will be possible to repair and construct human biological systems such as tissues.
What this means is that it will be possible to grow a new liver or any other organ and then replace the damaged one with the newly constructed one.
Some of the most deadly diseases will be curable - cancer or AIDS.
Millions of lives will be saved.
Of course, many other diseases are also going to be "cleared" - Alzheimer's, cardiovascular diseases and many other.
Basically, it will be possible to grow new cells out of stem cells.
From an ethical point of view, nanomedicine is still being discussed.
Some experts think that no human should "play" God and build human systems by hand while many others are pushing it forward and supporting it.
Many investors see the nanotechnology sector as a big opportunity for investing.
In order to gain large return on invested, many investors are advising their clients to invest in the nanotechnology sector.
Governments (USA, EU) are already investing billions of dollars into this industry because they know about it's potential.
Time will show what nanotechnology and nanomedicine are all about.
Whether ethical or not, expensive or not - they will turn the world around, that's for sure.