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Are Nanotube Monitors In Your Future?
cmburns69 writes "There is an article over on CNET News about some new nanotube technology which could replace LCD flat panel displays. "These 'field effect displays,' or FEDs, will consume less energy than plasma or liquid crystal display (LCD) TVs, deliver a better picture and even cost less.". The article is mostly focused on the FED technology, but also includes a summary of what other new display technology is coming up such as SEDs and slim CRTs. "
There is a new technology that researches believe is promising as a potential replacement for existing technology!
Uh oh... here come the FEDs!
You mean we can sell those things??
Honey!
yet another new reason for Americans to take out a home equity loan.
Yes. Right after stem cells cure all diseases, and Longhorn fixes all security holes in my PC.
The real advantage to me of owning an 84" television is that is makes the size of my penis seem more reasonable and less intimidating by comparison.
"Who is the Journal of Quantum Physics going to believe?" --Stephen Hawking
On August 21, 2017, around 10:00 in the morning, I'll be in Oregon. Hopefully it'll be a clear day.
Yup...they're thinner than the hair of a unicorn, have negative weight due to their anti-gravity properties, they actually generate money instead of cost money and because they can be produced on such a massive scale the UN is contemplating replacing the sky with a Large Array Unified Graphics Heaven ;)
once the carbon nanotube based space elevator falls, we can all make tvs out of pieces of it yay
and I just bought a brand new Dell UltraSharp 2001FP 20 inch LCD monitor about 20 minutes ago... http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.a spx?sku=320-1578&c=us&l=en&cs=19&category_id=2999& page=external
I'm not sure about the cost of the small syntehtic diamond that FEDs require, but I imagine they aren't cheap to make either (does anyone know?).
Wired has a love fest with synthetic diamonds
I recall a /. article from a year or two ago that spoke of a small company in the Massachusette's area that produced flawless white diamonds. They used some technique of using a diamond point of action, and layering carbon onto it, like a chip fab does. It seemed like they could produce fairly large quantities at minimal cost. I'm not sure if they have been shot by deBeers yet, tho.
You need to restart your computer. Hold down the Power button for several seconds or press the Restart button.
Is this a Monitor that Mork and Mindy would like? Nano Nano
That does it. We need a "Not Funny -1" mod option.