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Light-Producing Nanotubes Could Mean Faster Chips
CannibalBob writes "From PCWorld: Researchers at IBM have used carbon molecules to emit light, a breakthrough that could replace silicon as the foundation of chips and lead to faster computers and telecommunication equipment. This is the first time light has ever been generated from a molecule by applying electricity. Read the article."
This is the first time light has ever been generated from a molecule by applying electricity
I always assumed with enough power ANYTHING could emit light.. if only for a brief time
Wouldn't ignorant jackholes who read too many bad sci-fi novels like Bill Joy worry about these "Nanotubes" going haywire and turning the planet to gray goo? Or would Apple sue them into oblivion for using "Carbon" in a computer without their express permission?
Despite millions of years of evolution, human beings, taken as a group, are still stupid, panicky animals.
>This is the first time light has ever been generated from a molecule by applying electricity.
Heck, if you put too much lighter fuel on the charcoal and apply your electric grill lighter while standing too close you'll see PLENTY of light from those charcoal molecules!
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Yeah, then kill you because nanostuff gets through your skin and the light give you malinoma from the inside.
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The molecules in a light-bulb filament (called lightrodes) are ramp-shaped. When the electricity flows along the filament, some of the electrons hit this lightrodes and they fly out into the room. Hence, the light you see is simply dispersed electricity. It sounds crazy, I know, but, that's where static electricity comes from! How else would you explain electricity getting onto the carpet?
I would explain florescent lights, but you would need an advanced degree in science (30+ yrs of school) to even understand the basic concepts.
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Now, not only can we build nanotube fiber cables to orbit, but we can light them up at night too!
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imagine a blinding, sunshades-requiring, skin-melting, vampire-killing, burn-baby-burn, let-there-be-FUCKLOADS-of-light beowulf cluster of those.
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Optical computers have been discovered? Superconducting fibre will soon follow and we will be able to build the dreaded gatling laser!
/discoveries according to Alpha Centauri
After that it is only a matter of time before fusion power is harnessed and our units are twice as strong as the enemies!
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Researchers at IBM have used carbon molecules to increase the average female bustline.
Melony Swayback, an IBM test subject states, "These new nanotube implants work great! Now they look perky without even wearing a bra!"
Director of IBM R&D states, "Wow! What CAN'T these things do??"
- My oranges are RIPE!
And we'd find out how many applications all crash because they're using 16-bit integers to track the display resolution. Of course, some of us may have a bigger problem buying the 281,025 gigabytes of video RAM may be a bigger problem for you.
You want how much memory capacity on the GeForce-5 chipset now???
Doesn't anyone remember this? Nanotubes seem to catch fire when you take pictures of them with a flash camera. How is putting light inside the tube going to take care of this *small* problem?
why my computer lights up when it is running, doesn't it?