Chicken-Feather Chips

gtaylor writes "The Washington Post reports that University of Delaware chemical engineer proposes to replace silicon with chicken feather composites -- since the feathers apparently make the electrons fly. (Unlike turkeys.)"

Comments

What about PETA

[gazuga]

Heh heh.

Wouldn't it be ironic if this "conversion" happened and groups like PETA wanted to create flyers, newsletters, etc. to "stop the exploitation of chickens" -- but they couldn't because all of the computers were made from chickens?

--Gaz

Re:What?

[Knoxvill3]

Why should it be a joke? Because the Author of the Article didn't give you, the reader enough scientific fact to hold up the person's discovery that the author was reporting on?

"The article is probably a prank (or the result of a prank) or written by someone without any technical background."

As possible as that is, according to my calendar, it is the 8th of July, and not the 1st of April, and the article resides on the Washington Post, oh whom, to the best of my knowledge, aren't ones to Pranks and/or Sarcasitic Articles and Stories in the Fashion of what one might find on the onion.com.

But what I find so odd on this subject is everyone's close-minded'ness on this subject. Why can't a solution, comprised of other materials, including chicken feathers, but held to the same precious light as silicone? The majority of posts I've read so far gives me the feeling there's some Silicone union in effect, and if anyone has any idea of something possibly better, then it's the union's job to send those comments and ideas by way of Hoffa. =P

Anyways, I agree, the article was not the strongest one ever written, but engage the brain's a bit more people, if your not convienced, hunt around a bit and see what other information you can discover about this before you jump here and make a foolish comment just to get Karma points.