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Rice Contracted to Provide NASA's Quantum Wire

Posted by timothy on from the soon-will-be-in-vending-machines-for-a-nickel dept.

geekman writes "NASA is paying Rice University $11 million to build a prototype quantum wire that can conduct electricity 10 times better than traditional copper cables at one-sixth the weight. Rice has four years to build a one-meter-long quantum wire, which will be made out of carbon nanotubes. Seems like a lot of money for a little wire, but then again, all the rocket scientists at Los Alamos have only ever been able to put together a four-centimeter nanotube."

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  1. Re:Seems like a lot of money for a little wire, by n.e.watson · · Score: 0, Redundant

    No kidding. Whee. A fellow musician.

  2. Wow.. Rice as in Condoleeza? by OmgTEHMATRICKS · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Who would've ever thought she was THAT smart? Holy cow!

  3. "Rocket Scientists" by Murmer · · Score: -1, Redundant
    Well, obviously they can't do that. It's not rocket science, after all.

    As an aside, this is the first time I've ever seen someone use a derogatory "that bunch of rocket scientists" on a bunch of smart people whose chief concern is the science of rockets.

    --
    Mike Hoye
  4. Re:Rice... by mangu · · Score: 0, Redundant

    When I first read it, I thought it was Condolezza...

  5. The unfortunate thing about quantum wires... [err by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    I'm pissed.

    I thought this article was about Bush's Conde Rice givin'
    head to a dick.

    That's how she got the "nod" to HOS.

    Ratts! This spoils my masterbation.

    Toodles.