Light-Producing Nanotubes Could Mean Faster Chips

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Light-Producing Nanotubes Could Mean Faster Chips

Posted by timothy on Monday May 5, 2003 @08:33AM from the making-light-of-carbon dept.

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."

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first post by Anonymous Coward · 2003-05-05 08:36 · Score: -1, Offtopic

first post!!!
FIRST TWIRLIP POST! by Anonymous Coward · 2003-05-05 08:38 · Score: -1, Offtopic

This post is for Twirlip! Gone, but not forgotten!
1. Re:FIRST TWIRLIP POST! by Anonymous Coward · 2003-05-05 08:48 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  Where'd he go?
Faster chips? by Anonymous Coward · 2003-05-05 08:39 · Score: -1, Offtopic

I like salt & vinegar myself although my wife is partial to "Miss Vickies" Onion chips
And yes, they do seem quite light...must be lots of air in 'em

As for the nanotubes angle, sorry...I never watched Mork & Mindy, so nano nano to you I guess

Thomas "Troll" Dz.
Producing Light by Anonymous Coward · 2003-05-05 08:40 · Score: -1, Offtopic

The biggest producers of light are George Bush and Tony Blair, all the poliarising filters in the world aren't enough to save your eyes if you have the misfortune of staring up thier asses.

On the opposing end of the scale, Hillary Rosen's soul is the blackest of black... might be the counterweight that is needed.
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Re:OK, I'VE FUCKIN' HAD IT NOW! by Anonymous Coward · 2003-05-05 10:26 · Score: -1, Offtopic

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1) Eat Less.
2) Exercise More.

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