GE Claims Ten-Atom Wide Nanotube 19
Richthofen80 writes "GE is touting a development in nanotechnology; specifically they say they've developed a nanotube ten atoms wide. While the article is a little sparse on the applications for such tubes, they do seem to mention how this should help delay the impending Moore's law crisis with transistor size. According to the article, 'Unlike earlier designs, GE's nanotube can both emit and detect light, GE said. That means it has potential to perform tasks like shining small amounts of light on molecules, a possible application in medicine or security.'"
Holy Patent Application! (Score:4, Interesting)
May be you are correct (Score:1)
This one is under the area 'Advanced Computing Technologies' : ColorXpress/VisualFX [ge.com]
This definitely doesn't seem to be complex. Am damn sure it could have been a 1 semester undergrad project
Re:Holy Patent Application! (Score:2, Interesting)
Amen. I'm working for GE right now. They took a great company, Six-Sigma'ed it and changed the culture so much the customers didn't like it, started losing money, now they're unloading it with an IPO.
Off topic I know but it never ceases to amaze me how management intentionally changes something that works to justify themselves existing. Take McDonalds for instance. Every couple of years for t
Re:Holy Patent Application! (Score:1)
Or you could just order their Atkins-friendly, low-fat, high-fiber burger now.
Re:Holy Patent Application! (Score:5, Insightful)
Too thin? (Score:4, Funny)
Elaine: "How'd you know you cut it?"
Kramer: "Well, I guess I just assumed."
How to manipulate nanotubes? (Score:4, Insightful)
Re:How to manipulate nanotubes? (Score:3, Informative)
Re:How to manipulate nanotubes? (Score:2)
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The article refers to a 'device' (Score:3, Interesting)
Re:The article refers to a 'device' (Score:5, Informative)
It's a device.
Thank you (Score:2)
how wide is it? (Score:2)
it's *this* wide
what??? (Score:2)
Perhaps this is relavent (Score:2, Informative)
The American Institute of Physics Bulletin of Physics News
Number 691 July 7, 2004 by Phillip F. Schewe, Ben Stein
SWITCHABLE NANOTUBE DIODES made by scientists at the research arm of General Electric combine the practical electrical properties ofcarbon nanotubes (ability to carry high currents; ability to emit light) with the flexibility of being changed over from a p-n type of diode (allowing current to flow in one direction only) to an n-p diode type (allowing current only in the