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Diamonds As Room-Temperature Superconductors

Posted by timothy on from the repurposing dept.

Stormalong writes "This article describes research into using diamonds as room-temperature superconductors. If successful, perhaps one day you could give your love a diamond engagement CPU instead of a ring!"

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  1. you mean I can't do that now??? by drgroove · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    If successful, perhaps one day you could give your love a diamond engagement CPU instead of a ring!

    Man, I thought all women swooned at the sight of SPARC processors... ack!

  2. Re:If true, will it be relevant? by no+reason+to+be+here · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    Why have you put hard returns into your comment? Have you heard of the new technology people have, "word wrapping".


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  3. Its a 411 scam! by sjs132 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Or at least thats what I kept thinking as I'm reading the article... I was waiting for a line about how he retired and couldn't test them anymore, but would fly his samples out, but you have to pay shipping and insurance by sending $5000 to a wired account....

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  4. One question still remains by Pros_n_Cons · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    If businesses decide to take advantage of this technology by shoving coal up managements ass, can they be sued for piracy?

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  5. Re:Zardoz CPU? by Radical+Rad · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    Zardoz. That has to be Sean Connery's most embarrassing role. :)

    Do you remember Scott McNealy's Java Ring?