While we're eagerly awaiting the day that we
can lounge around while armies of nanobots perform
their magical alchemy on our garbage and turn it into hot cellphones and delicious Big Macs, one British scientist is
warning that the medical implications of nanotechnology have yet to be properly explored, despite numerous products
already finding their way to market. Specifically, Edinburgh University Professor and
environmental health expert Anthony Seaton argues that almost nothing is known about the potential effect of inhaling
nanoparticles, likening the situation to the dangerous particle-emitting asbestos that was installed in buildings prior
to 1970 without a second thought. According to some estimates, there are already 200 prod
