TFA is completely useless, it is generic wall_street_please_all kind of tone without any technical details. And the article linked in the main story (Y-shaped nanotubes) has nothing to do with Nantero.
We had been covering Nantero for a long time on slashdot:
The news aggregators are taking headlines, photos, sometimes the first three lines of an article --
I bet they instead want: Nothing for you to see here. Please move along
Seriously though, does it mean that I can not read few headlines from the newspaper at the bookstore ? I think the news websites should be happy if their website are referenced at a place which is read by millions and chances are that the reader may actually click on the story and go to their website. Google news gives a quick way to compare the stories as well. If all of them have the same first few lines, why should I bother going through all of them (e.g. when there are articles written by a certain journalist).
Just to make sure, this is not a CPU chip using 45nm technology. This is a test vehicle which contained SRAM (static RAM) and some control logic. SRAM arrays are regular and don't have the same complexity as ALU (arithmetic logic unit) and other control circuits found in CPU. So yes this is a big step because it is gives some indication about how complicated will it be to get a good yield in this process. Also note that SRAM arrays can be easily made defect tolerant by using spare rows/columns. Same is not true for CPU cores. So there is still al long way to go before an efficient working CPU with production acceptable yield is available.
Nope, they are not. Comparable has a different meaning for professional photographer than an average joe. And don't trust zillions of reviews which shoes digital vs film comparison. You can't scan a film based picture with mere $1000 scanner nor can print a high megapixel camera picture on $5000 laser printer. They will never be comparable. And if you are photographer who has gallery exhibitions, forget digitals. You will never be able to blow it up the wall size even with 30 mega pixel.
Can this be added to wikimedia ? I am wondering if Creative Archive license puts some restrictions here. (Last point of license: The Creative Archive content is made available to internet users for use within the UK.)
I am sure there are more, but it gives you a glimpse of the absurdity in patents. Some of the patents are funny too.. so enjoy:) (just don't spill coffee while reading)
IT seems to me that they are assuming perfect channels which don't introduce random noise ?
FTFA: The way the eavesdropper gets discovered is that both the sender and the receiver are continuously measuring the current and comparing the data," Kish said. "If the current values are different at the two sides, that means that the eavesdropper has broken the code of a single bit. Thus the communication has to be terminated immediately."
And it also assumes that measureing equipments themselves are caliberated and identical (correct me if I am wrong on this) ? Why would anyone base a reliable equipment on "noise" which is random...
Editors/Reviews are at fault as well
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From TFA
"I was somewhere between surprised and stunned," Dr. Gregory Curfman, executive editor of The Journal, says. "They allowed us to publish an article that was just incomplete and inaccurate in some respects and was misleading and may have contributed to the detriment to the public health." (emphasis added)
Now why would you allow to publish such inconclusive studies at all ? Is this journal peer-reviewed ? It would be interesting to see if they also publish the comments from the anonymous reviewers ? Did they agree about the paper before it got published ?
Gate oxides in current microprocessors are around 1.2-2 nm and are grown using RTP (rapid thermal process). A furnace oxidation is too fast. So yes industry already uses rapid thermal anneal (as suggested in TFA) for their gate oxides. Can anyone tell how is the new ?
"The article notes that the transfer rate is at an average of 1 gigabit/second. That is equal to 0.125 gigabytes/second, or 128 megabytes/second, which is a large leap over earlier storage mediums, whose transfer rates are generally measured in Kilobytes/second. In comparison, a 56x CD-ROM drive transfers at up to 8.4 Megabytes/second, and 16x-speed DVDs transfer at 22 Megabytes/second."
That is impressive indeed. But I have a question regarding the random errors etc due to statistical variation. How much resources do you have to devote for error correction (eg parity bit etc) ? And wouldn't it be very power consuming to do error correction at such a high data transfer rate ?
Can anyone explain the idea behind dark matter and dark energy ? I mean if it is just a mathematical problem or has some experimental justification as well.
If I have to guess it is similar to Napster deal with universities. We are allowed to download/play music from napster on upto 3 computers only. Since you need to download the napster client and log-in, it keeps track based on IP, mac address (I am not sure which one). So I am assuming you will have to download some software from Sprint to play the song. And yes you wouldn't be able to play the songs on winamp etc. Welcome to the world of DRMs.
I wonder if the book tells the reader not to use his watch and use unix command time before he/she starts reading the book. That 24 hours may not be real or user time but sys instead.
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Gives a new meaning to turn the table ? Seriously how do you turn the table around to make sure everyone around the table can see the pics. :)
From php.net
Anandtech
Techreport
Neoseeker
We had been covering Nantero for a long time on slashdot:
Carbon Nanotube Memory on the Way
Nanotube Non-Volatile Memory Entering Production
Nanotube Applications Grow And Grow (mentions about NVRAM)
Buckminsterfullerene Strikes Again - Nanotube RAM
I bet they instead want: Nothing for you to see here. Please move along
Seriously though, does it mean that I can not read few headlines from the newspaper at the bookstore ? I think the news websites should be happy if their website are referenced at a place which is read by millions and chances are that the reader may actually click on the story and go to their website. Google news gives a quick way to compare the stories as well. If all of them have the same first few lines, why should I bother going through all of them (e.g. when there are articles written by a certain journalist).
Just to make sure, this is not a CPU chip using 45nm technology. This is a test vehicle which contained SRAM (static RAM) and some control logic. SRAM arrays are regular and don't have the same complexity as ALU (arithmetic logic unit) and other control circuits found in CPU. So yes this is a big step because it is gives some indication about how complicated will it be to get a good yield in this process. Also note that SRAM arrays can be easily made defect tolerant by using spare rows/columns. Same is not true for CPU cores. So there is still al long way to go before an efficient working CPU with production acceptable yield is available.
Nope, they are not. Comparable has a different meaning for professional photographer than an average joe. And don't trust zillions of reviews which shoes digital vs film comparison. You can't scan a film based picture with mere $1000 scanner nor can print a high megapixel camera picture on $5000 laser printer. They will never be comparable. And if you are photographer who has gallery exhibitions, forget digitals. You will never be able to blow it up the wall size even with 30 mega pixel.
You bet !!
Are there potentials of abuse as well ?
Totally Absurd Patents
IP funny
Patent of the week
I am sure there are more, but it gives you a glimpse of the absurdity in patents. Some of the patents are funny too .. so enjoy :) (just don't spill coffee while reading)
FTFA: The way the eavesdropper gets discovered is that both the sender and the receiver are continuously measuring the current and comparing the data," Kish said. "If the current values are different at the two sides, that means that the eavesdropper has broken the code of a single bit. Thus the communication has to be terminated immediately."
And it also assumes that measureing equipments themselves are caliberated and identical (correct me if I am wrong on this) ? Why would anyone base a reliable equipment on "noise" which is random...
"I was somewhere between surprised and stunned," Dr. Gregory Curfman, executive editor of The Journal, says. "They allowed us to publish an article that was just incomplete and inaccurate in some respects and was misleading and may have contributed to the detriment to the public health. " (emphasis added)
Now why would you allow to publish such inconclusive studies at all ? Is this journal peer-reviewed ? It would be interesting to see if they also publish the comments from the anonymous reviewers ? Did they agree about the paper before it got published ?
Gate oxides in current microprocessors are around 1.2-2 nm and are grown using RTP (rapid thermal process). A furnace oxidation is too fast. So yes industry already uses rapid thermal anneal (as suggested in TFA) for their gate oxides. Can anyone tell how is the new ?
Phew for a moment I thought it was posted under Ask Slashdot ... *wipes sweat*
Mothers Taking the Fight to the RIAA
RIAA watch out !!
"The article notes that the transfer rate is at an average of 1 gigabit/second. That is equal to 0.125 gigabytes/second, or 128 megabytes/second, which is a large leap over earlier storage mediums, whose transfer rates are generally measured in Kilobytes/second. In comparison, a 56x CD-ROM drive transfers at up to 8.4 Megabytes/second, and 16x-speed DVDs transfer at 22 Megabytes/second."
That is impressive indeed. But I have a question regarding the random errors etc due to statistical variation. How much resources do you have to devote for error correction (eg parity bit etc) ? And wouldn't it be very power consuming to do error correction at such a high data transfer rate ?
(a) G-string
(b) String Theory
If it requires complex physics to make that xbox work, be my guest !!
Oracle Continues Warming Up to Open Source
Intel Begins Support for Debian
IBM Turns to Open Source Development
IBM And Sony Form Linux Alliance
Linux Tablet to be Released in Two Days
There are only few of the many stories. Does it sound if companies are keeping mum about open source adoption ?
Can anyone explain the idea behind dark matter and dark energy ? I mean if it is just a mathematical problem or has some experimental justification as well.
Star Wreck 6 Finally Complete (August 22nd, 2005)
Star Wreck Released as Download (October 1st, 2005)
Is this too much different from photoluminesence from porous silicon ? That was shown in 90s and yes it wasn't coherent.
If I have to guess it is similar to Napster deal with universities. We are allowed to download/play music from napster on upto 3 computers only. Since you need to download the napster client and log-in, it keeps track based on IP, mac address (I am not sure which one). So I am assuming you will have to download some software from Sprint to play the song. And yes you wouldn't be able to play the songs on winamp etc. Welcome to the world of DRMs.
Just kidding :P
Propeller Beanie hats :)