NAC
Useful and Mysterious
Nano Advanced Constructor or NAC is the shape-shifting nanomachine. Developed by Candella Corp. it's one of the most ground-breaking elements ever created.
Basic Characteristic
At room temperature, NAC looks like a liquid metal with no toxicity. One drop of NAC might contain millions of nanobots, or in the company term 'Cell'.
Each cell can move and stick to other cells to become more powerful. With an electromagnetic joint and propellor, it can modify the swarm of itself into any state whatever the program it served except gases. The bond is so strong it can construct the tallest, thinnest needle stretch from a tiny puddle without breaking.
Collective Operation
In order to work properly, the cell has a built-in computer as the main body. A single cell can only perform a simple program, but with a certain amount, the performance can increase to be as fast as one supercomputer.
Each cell can also share and store various programs into each ther cells. This means one program can be processed in multiple cells, creating a cluster of fast asynchronous processing networks.
Furthermore, the program can be anything - from structure formation and unsupervised automation to organic flexible skin and self-awareness artificial intelligence. It could be whatever they want. The only limitation is the compatible drivers and programmers which are dedicated only to company usage.
Utility
Although the increadible duability, the nature of NAC allow the substance to form any percise structure that either stiff, flexable, or both at the same time. This lead to the most obvious use of NAC: Replicating an organic matter.
One of the thing Candella has successfully invented is synthesized human muscle, which can perform almost identical to the actual one. The muscle can extend and retract nuturally while being tougher and stronger. Candella claimed that they're developing to synthesize other organs as well.
The other purposes is medical reason. By injecting NAC into the bloodstream, a popular choice, it can perform any medical operations; Keeping the bloodveins cleaned, repairing any damaged organs, or the biggest thing ever - eliminating cancers - NAC has it all.
Notable Inventions
Manufacturing
The materials being used on NAC is classified. The simple experiment is enough to tell that it is a combination of metallic and non-metalic elements in a perfect ratio depending on its purpose.
Also, the production of NAC is typically slow and pretty expensive. A liter of NAC may take a full week to pass through assemble and testing. By this fact, a large plant is required in order to produce precious NAC for industrial usage.
Although the idea was repetitively presented by the sic-fi media, there was someone who made an actual blueprint for it. The name is Dan Robbie, an unemployed with a big dream.
NAC1, according to the first design by Robbie, was designed to be a cube with a size of a dice. It kept getting smaller in every development, where all the corners had been filed out to achieve the minimum space.
The latest version NAC10-6 is only a size of bacteria, having a shape of either sphere or dodecahedron.
There are also have variants as well. Some have no sticking mechanism but with faster computer, allowing standalone operation. Some have ability to change its color. Some even has the cell reshaping itself, all of which are discontinued.
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Author's Notes
10/7/2020 - last update
21/3/2022 - latest update :P