Nanotechnology
Nanotechnology was the manipulation of matter on an atomic and molecular scale. They usually took the form of microscopic robots, often referred to as nanobots or microbots. Many species had developed nanotechnology.
By humans[[edit] | edit source]
In 2009, Genetec Systems created nanoforms. Androvax planned to use them to build a spaceship and then destroy Earth, but was defeated by Sarah Jane Smith and her gang. (TV: Prisoner of the Judoon [+]Loading...["Prisoner of the Judoon (TV story)"])
In 24th century Prague, nanoprobes were used to create everything from cars to houses. (PROSE: Nanomorphosis [+]Loading...["Nanomorphosis (short story)"])
The Travellers used nanotech in some of their bonding ceremonies. (PROSE: Happy Endings [+]Loading...["Happy Endings (novel)"])
In 200,000, nano-termites were used as part of the Vomit-O-Matic. (TV: The Long Game [+]Loading...["The Long Game (TV story)"])
The Vardy were a type of microbot used on a human colony planet. (TV: Smile [+]Loading...["Smile (TV story)"])
Medical nanomachines on the human colony planet Rua were protein-based and inorganic machines which could target infection, rewrite DNA, and encourage repair of cartilage, tissue, and bone. (AUDIO: The Sleeping Blood [+]Loading...["The Sleeping Blood (audio story)"])
After being stranded in the past, Ramón Salamander improved on his weather creating technology by creating the micro machines, infinitely combining nanites that could makeshift themselves into any construct and assimilate any raw materials as fuel. (COMIC: The Heralds of Destruction [+]Loading...["The Heralds of Destruction (comic story)"])
By other species[[edit] | edit source]
Gallifrey developed nanomedicine thousands of years before Susan's time, and she could easily manipulate the nanomachinery she found on Rua, thanks to her experience with them on her home planet. (AUDIO: The Sleeping Blood [+]Loading...["The Sleeping Blood (audio story)"]) When trapped inside his TARDIS, the Twelfth Doctor provided Clara Oswald with a nanotech earpiece that allowed him to see through her eyes with the TARDIS scanner as she investigated the Boneless. (TV: Flatline [+]Loading...["Flatline (TV story)"]) However, they considered it a vulgar technology, largely useless for large-scale applications such as usage in a time war due to its over reliance on matter, electing instead to use biodata technology. (PROSE: The Book of the War [+]Loading...["The Book of the War (novel)"])
The Tzun created nanites which could separate the DNA of a living hybrid organism. (PROSE: First Frontier [+]Loading...["First Frontier (novel)"])
The Chula created nanogenes to heal their soldiers during wartime. (TV: The Empty Child [+]Loading...["The Empty Child (TV story)"]/The Doctor Dances [+]Loading...["The Doctor Dances (TV story)"])
The people of Avalon created nanotech which was mistaken for magic by human colonists. (PROSE: The Sorcerer's Apprentice [+]Loading...["The Sorcerer's Apprentice (novel)"])
The Farrians used teleport disks that incorporated nanotechnology. (AUDIO: The Invasion of E-Space [+]Loading...["The Invasion of E-Space (audio story)"])
Selachians created nanites which could repair their battlesuits. (PROSE: The Final Sanction [+]Loading...["The Final Sanction (novel)"])
The Daleks' network of ionising towers incorporated nano-particles into each burst of static electricity to guide the bursts to their targets. (AUDIO: Return to Skaro [+]Loading...["Return to Skaro (audio story)"]) The Daleks later created the Contagium, which could infect biological hosts with nanites, allowing the Daleks to control their minds. (COMIC: Fire and Brimstone [+]Loading...["Fire and Brimstone (comic story)"]) They later created nanoclouds which converted organic matter into Dalek puppets. (TV: Asylum of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Asylum of the Daleks (TV story)"])
The natives of Bellania II created nanotech which survived the collapse of their civilisation and the destruction of all life on the planet. (PROSE: Beltempest [+]Loading...["Beltempest (novel)"])
The quantum transducer used nanotechnology. (TV: Ghost Machine [+]Loading...["Ghost Machine (TV story)"])
The Actilliasauraitius Mining Corporation used nanobots to set up a mine on the planet Adamantine. The Thirteenth Doctor later reprogrammed the nanobots to seal up the mine, thereby saving the rock people living inside the planet from destruction. (PROSE: Molten Heart [+]Loading...["Molten Heart (novel)"])
In an alternate timeline created when Rassilon joined forces with the Cyberiad, the Cybermen created the techno-virus, a nanite swarm that was capable of rapid conversions on a planetary scale. (COMIC: Supremacy of the Cybermen [+]Loading...["Supremacy of the Cybermen (comic story)"])
