Interesting artical on "Nano Tubes"

[scottfan]

"The new device is a cross between today's transistors and the vacuum tubes of yesteryear.."

"Electrons move more slowly in a solid than in a vacuum, which means transistors are generally slower than vacuum tubes; as a result, computing isn't as quick as it could be."

http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2012/05/return-of-the-vacuum-tube.html

 

[guiller]

Very interesting reading, thanks for the sharing.

 

[stish]

Excellent piece. Thanks!

 

[derekva]

"My Excel spreadsheets lack fidelity!"

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