'Bizarre' Nanobubbles Found In Strained Graphene 84
schliz writes "Physicists have observed 'bizarre' behaviour in graphene electrons that they say could make the material even more suitable to replace silicon in future electronic devices. When strained in a particular manner, nanobubbles formed on a sheet of graphene, within which electrons came to occupy particular, quantum energy levels rather than the usual, continuous range of energies in unstrained graphene. By controlling electrons' energy levels, researchers could control how easily they moved through graphene — in effect, controlling their conductivity, optical, or microwave properties."
FINALLY! (Score:4, Funny)
Hmmm, that's funny. (Score:5, Funny)
"The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' but 'That's funny ...' " - Isaac Asimov.
Texas Instruments (Score:5, Funny)
Released a statement that it was developing a new line of Graphene Calculators
Re:Hmmm, that's funny. (Score:3, Funny)
"The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' but 'That's funny ...' " - Isaac Asimov.
Thus, the quickest way to advance science is to take a bunch of straight-faced, literal scientists to see a comedian.
There are no limits with OSS (Score:4, Funny)
We are only reaching these fundamental limits because most research facilities insist on using closed source, proprietary software. If these organisations were to use open source software, like Linux, then people could inspect the source code of the software and make it better so that scientists could make more discoveries more quickly and overcome these 'fundamental' barriers.
Re:Texas Instruments (Score:2, Funny)
Still no color
bizarre nanobubbles (Score:5, Funny)
as opposed to the ordinary nanobubbles that you normally come across when you're straining your graphene
Re:FINALLY! (Score:3, Funny)
#3 PENCILS!
You got the wrong number. It should be like this:
1. Embrace.
2. Extend.
3. Exclude.
4. Extinguish.
5. PENCILS!
6. Profit!
Re:There are no limits with OSS (Score:3, Funny)
RTFM NOOB
Re:'Bizarre' Nanobubbles Found In Strained Graphen (Score:3, Funny)
exhibits 'bizarre' behaviour when put under strain, you mean like a woman.
No, that would be "illogical and irrational" behavior, not bizarre behavior. And it doesn't even take strain.