Nanoscale Crystals May Be The Future of Silicon

Wire Tap writes: "With all the talk about how silicon is nearing its physical limits in computer systems, and other data processing applications, I found this article quite interesting. "[Brian] Korgel and chemical engineering professor Keith Johnston have found a method to make stable microscopic nanocrystals out of silicon that can emit light. And by toying with the size of the silicon nanostructures, they can change the color of the light that shines through. It can make essentially faster memory and generate less heat and radiate less power.""

Comments

Re:Department of Redundancy Department

[Nihilanth]

It would be innacurate to describe that statement as redundant. Since microscale and nanoscale are different by a significant figure or three, they cannot be held to be equivalent. Therefore, the statement was self-contradictory rather than redundant.

In the writing style of our times, however, "microscopic" (adj.) is commonly understood in non-technical terms to mean anything that is not visible by the naked eye, and although nanoscale and microscale are not equivalent, "Nanoscopic" is not a word that has acheived the recognizability of "microscopic" at this time. Of course, the most concise ways to say the above would have been "..to make stable nanocrystals.." or "to make stable nanoscopic crystals.."

But since you obviously understood the point they were trying to make, who cares?

Must... not... say... it....

[HiredMan]

Must... not... say.... it.... Must... be... strong.... Can't... stop... it...
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Imagine a Beowolf cluster of these!

Sorry... couldn't help it.... ;)

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