Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology was an advanced piece of Molecular engineering which involved the manufacturing, by molecular chemistry, tiny machines that were smaller than living cells.

The applications of the technology were limitless. In medicine, it could result in nanomachines capable of being injected into the bloodstream and traveling to specific areas of the body to begin repair of injuries or aid in the healing of diseasesed tissue. In regards to structural engineering, it could result in builing materials that could reassemble themselves on a molecular level.

By the middle part of the 24th century, research into this field of science was conducted by both the Federation and the Romulan Star Empire though neither were successful in producing effective examples for active use. (TNG novel: The Romulan Prize)

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