BASF Shows Off Some Tantalizing Nanotech

Dan B. writes "The Technology section in The Age today is running a story on the current 'Next Generation' nanotech coming to a store near you from BASF. Interesting read, but I'd like some more info on the 10 hour batteries the size of a cigarette lighter."

Comments

Re:Shut it Michael.

[Anonymous Coward]

There's always an "editor" (I use the term loosely, since their copy would rarely pass my third grade English teacher) who will weakly respond to the criticism that their irresponsible hyperbole has earned them; congratulations, you're the one for this story.

Re:Timothy, my kid reads this site

[Mononoke]

First off, your joke is barely even laughable. Secondly, it's downright innappropriate for any kids or young teenagers to be reading on a site like this.

Yes. Words are bad. Children should be kept as far away as possible from words.

If mere words are so harmful to your children, then I fear for their future.

My children have been taught not to fear words or thoughts. I hope they're not too progressive for your world.

10 hour batteries?

[Mononoke]

I've got plenty of 10 hour rechargable batteries. In fact, they last quite a bit longer than that.

I guess it depends upon the load, eh?

Re:What are the real applications?

[Mononoke]

When my work shoes need polishing, my wife does it...

Is that before you send her out to mend the fences and churn the butter, or after?

What'll be next from BASF?

[IcebergSlim]

....Quadruple sided, quadruple density?

How about this?

[mehfu]

Manufactured products are made from atoms.

No shit, Sherlock...

Re:10 hours? bah.

[wadetemp]

Last time I checked hydrogen was the most abundant resourced on earth.

Last time you checked did you find out that just because it's abundant doesn't mean it's a simple matter to acquire it?

Diamond age

[kEnder242]

I'm still waiting for my mediatronic chopsticks.

BASF doesn't make a lot of the killer nanotech

[saddino]

Bill Joy warned about. BASF makes a lot of the killer nanotech Bill Joy warned about better.

Re:... You will ...

[frohike]

Of course, nothing they promised ever got delivered, and certainly not by AT&T.

Not so, my friend! They had one that went:

"Ever send a fax from the beach? You will..."

The product that the person in the commercial was using is the AT&T EO. My friend had one... it was a funky notebook page sized PDA that had a real OS, a windowing system and everything. I even hacked on it on a road trip once so we could use it as a serial terminal to get to the Linux box we had booted in the car to listen to MP3s (Yes, that's ultimately geeky, but it was cool! :)

Re:blast processing

[joe_bruin]

fool, blast processing was a technology developed by sega exclusively for the the genesis (aka 'megadrive' in europe and asia) which allowed programmers to blast data through the processor. how do you think they got sonic the hedgehog to go that fast?
this amazing technology was unmatched until sony developed the custom "emotion chip", which enabled programming much more emotion into video games. that is why the ps2 is great for doughy-eyed anime games, whereas the xbox is only good for emotionless sports games.

i'm still waiting for someone to come up with a porn-optimized video compression codec. something that is good with skin tones and has good motion-prediction for repetitive back-and forth movements.

Re:What?

[Anonvmous Coward]

"it looks that just as with other technologies (www, e-commerce, ...) we're gonna have to wait for the pron industry to break new ground and lead the way ... oh, the possiblities!!! Wait a minute, don't. Eughh!"

Dude, don't ever leave yourself open like that again. Anybody else here resist the urge to poke fun at a guy who suggested the porn industry use nanomachines to provide a service he might want?

What?

[Feztaa]

fruit juices get their rainbow of colours from tiny particles that dissolve in liquid and disappear without a trace.

Yes, it's called "Kool-Aid powder"...