Japan is way in front of the USA when it comes to comics and anamie. Their quality is sometimes breathtaking.
I predict that about 10% of our present MP's will not see the Commons ever vagain after the next elections. An thats just a conservative estimate liberaly applied after labouring over the figures.
Nano technology is certainly clever ... I'm not too sure about the future of nano implants, but even now, I use a nano-toothpaste, which is expensive, but really works wonders on sensitive toofy-pegs.