Efficiently Producing Quantum Dots

Posted by kdawson on Tuesday February 3, 2009 @09:48PM from the dots-i'll-give-you-dots dept.

generica1 writes "The Edmonton Journal is reporting on the University of Alberta's National Institute for Nanotechnology's recent invention of a new method to produce quantum dots — what are currently the world's smallest quantum dots, possibly allowing for startling increases in the efficiency of semiconductor-based equipment. 'Roughly speaking, we predict there could be a 1,000-time reduction in power consumption with electronic computers built in this new way,' said Robert Wolkow, a physicist at the University of Alberta and leader of the team behind the breakthrough. Read the article for a description of the wave-like phenomenon employed by Wolkow's team to accomplish a vastly lower power consumption during the transfer of electrons."

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Imagine by daveime · 2009-02-03 23:53 · Score: -1, Redundant

In Soviet Russia, dots quantum you !
Imagine a Beowulf ... ah screw it.
Re:Great achievements by Anonymous Coward · 2009-02-04 01:04 · Score: -1, Redundant

I, for one, welcome our polka dot bikini wearing underlords.
Re:First post! by ColdWetDog · 2009-02-04 04:01 · Score: 0, Redundant

OK, I'm gonna try for FOUR 'Offtopic' mods in a row ...

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