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| Thread ID: 84385 | 2007-11-03 16:24:00 | Where Would You Like Your iNanoPod? | SurferJoe46 (51) | PC World Chat |
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| 608116 | 2007-11-03 16:24:00 | The National Science Foundation's Center of Integrated Nanomechanical Systems has built a working radio from a single carbon nanotube fiber . "Fixed between two electrodes," the NSF reports, "the vibrating tube successfully performed the four critical roles of a radio . . . . antenna, tunable filter, amplifier and demodulator . . . . to tune in a radio signal generated in the room and play it back through an attached speaker . " And wouldn't you know it . . . . the first two songs used in the test broadcast were "Layla," by Derek and the Dominos, followed by "Good Vibrations" by the Beach Boys . Said Bruce Kramer of the NSF; "The application of a fully functioning radio receiver less than 50 millionths of an inch in length and one millionth of an inch in diameter potentially allows the radio control of almost anything, from a single receiver in a living cell to a vast array embedded in an airplane wing . " "Ve haf vays of implantingk ein radio in vhatefer body orifice you vant!" |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 608117 | 2007-11-03 18:45:00 | There's going to be trouble at stocktaking time. | R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 608118 | 2007-11-03 21:43:00 | I wonder how they're gonna handle warranties....messy! | SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 608119 | 2007-11-03 22:32:00 | And once again the packaging will be far bigger than the product itself. | Mercury (1316) | ||
| 608120 | 2007-11-03 23:32:00 | And once again the packaging will be far bigger than the product itself. We-e-e-e-l-l-l-l-l - it could be hard to get 'em in the package any other way. ;) |
R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 608121 | 2007-11-04 00:23:00 | We-e-e-e-l-l-l-l-l - it could be hard to get 'em in the package any other way. ;) :p |
Mercury (1316) | ||
| 608122 | 2007-11-04 02:28:00 | So a DVD now magically fits into a packet the size of a $2 coin? :p | pcuser42 (130) | ||
| 608123 | 2007-11-04 04:54:00 | So a DVD now magically fits into a packet the size of a $2 coin? :pYep, with the aid of a hammer and mucho patience!!! :D | johcar (6283) | ||
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