"Plasmons are generated when, under the right conditions, light strikes a metal. The electric field of the light jiggles the electrons in the metal to the light's frequency, setting off density waves of electrons."
Sounds to me like "plasmons" is just a different way of saying "electromagnetic radiation". Its just at different frequencies than visible light (x-rays, gamma rays, radio, etc.)
Or maybe I am confusing waves of photons with waves of electrons. But then what is the difference between plasmons and regular, good old-fashioned-Ben-Franklin-zapping electricity?
Sorry, I'm boycotting pdf files, on the grounds that they are bulky, useless, and proprietary. They lag like hell, no matter how fast a computer I'm on. A conversion to html would be appreciated.
Don't we all look forward to the day when we can turn off the lights, not by primitive methods like getting up, but simply clicking upon our computers?
And then there will be problems of "house-hacking", when teens with wifi will roam the neighborhood, causing your lights to flicker, your oven to overheat, and your fridge to stop running. Convienience can only go so far. Is it really too hard to get up to turn off a light (or get a smaller lamp, if you're arthritic)?
Slashdot Mirror
"Plasmons are generated when, under the right conditions, light strikes a metal. The electric field of the light jiggles the electrons in the metal to the light's frequency, setting off density waves of electrons." Sounds to me like "plasmons" is just a different way of saying "electromagnetic radiation". Its just at different frequencies than visible light (x-rays, gamma rays, radio, etc.) Or maybe I am confusing waves of photons with waves of electrons. But then what is the difference between plasmons and regular, good old-fashioned-Ben-Franklin-zapping electricity?
Sorry, I'm boycotting pdf files, on the grounds that they are bulky, useless, and proprietary. They lag like hell, no matter how fast a computer I'm on. A conversion to html would be appreciated.
90mHz chip that can raytrace far more efficiently than a p4... I want to overclock this thing SO bad!
Don't we all look forward to the day when we can turn off the lights, not by primitive methods like getting up, but simply clicking upon our computers? And then there will be problems of "house-hacking", when teens with wifi will roam the neighborhood, causing your lights to flicker, your oven to overheat, and your fridge to stop running. Convienience can only go so far. Is it really too hard to get up to turn off a light (or get a smaller lamp, if you're arthritic)?
Is it just me, or is persistent memory (i.e. magnetic) a really bad idea?
Now instead of rebooting to wipe viruses, spyware, crashed programs from memory, now we're going to have to wave a magnet inside our computers.
A step backwards, if you ask me.
It's like a Mac Mini, but useful!