Earth 2.0

An active polymorphic, Utility-Fluid* nanotechnological substrate is loosely outlined which could be used to form a multi-scale object, matter/energy transportation, transformation sensor/effector system which could span the Earth, fill and extend the atmosphere and transform it into an active participant in near and sub-terrestrial events.  The Utility-Fluid system bears a behavioral macro-level resemblance to John Storrs Hall’s (JoSH) "utility fog," (see http://www.nanotech-now.com/utility-fog.htm) but the similarities between the two systems rapidly diminish at the unit level.  Rather, this system uses a "utility fluid" (UFL) model for its architecture as opposed to a gaseous or "utility fog" model, and it is possible that this would provide for a very different set of capabilities at the meso and macro levels.