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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."
Of course carbon can emit light... If you can turn lead into gold, you can make anything do anything. (What's that, you say? You can't turn lead into gold? Well, why not? You can turn a tree into a diamond! Don't believe me? What's a tree made of? Carbon. What's a diamond made of? Carbon. So they're both made of the same thing but look different... If the tree is turned into ashes which are then compressed with a shitload of pressure and heat, you'll get a diamond. That's expensive to do and diamonds aren't really that valuable when you consider that two families control the release of diamonds from their vast reserves. But turning lead into gold is relatively cheap and generates a huge return on investment. I regularly turn lead into gold but I won't tell you how it's done. You have to follow that path on your own and stumble along the way like I have. Once you know how, it's very easy. I'll tell you that much.) So, basically, what you're telling me is that if I apply enough electricity to something made out of carbon, it will emit light. That might explain some strange things.