Gray goo - hypothetical global catastrophic scenario involving molecular nanotechnology in which out-of-control self-replicating machines consume all biomass (and perhaps everything else) on Earth.

Plum@lemmy.world · 1 month ago

Gray goo - hypothetical global catastrophic scenario involving molecular nanotechnology in which out-of-control self-replicating machines consume all biomass (and perhaps everything else) on Earth.

SSTF@lemmy.world · 1 month ago

deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz · 1 month ago

Also Blood Music by Greg Bear.

It’s a short story and also a novel.

Same thing, but biological rather than nanotech.

Uriel238 [all pronouns]@lemmy.blahaj.zone · edit-2 1 month ago

Green goo!

ETA: Oh there’s a grey goo color code: Grey goo: The basic stuff. Turns everything else into grey goo.
Green goo: The bio version. Basically all life forms are levels of green goo. (By observing mice in a grain silo this becomes readily evident even at the macro scale)
Red goo: The military version. Presumably can be directed by commanders. Presumably.
Blue goo: The cleanup version, specifically attacks grey goo and turns it into blue goo.

object [Object]@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 month ago

you have turned all matter in the universe to paperclips, but at what cost

Gray goo - hypothetical global catastrophic scenario involving molecular nanotechnology in which out-of-control self-replicating machines consume all biomass (and perhaps everything else) on Earth.

Gray goo - hypothetical global catastrophic scenario involving molecular nanotechnology in which out-of-control self-replicating machines consume all biomass (and perhaps everything else) on Earth.

Gray goo - Wikipedia