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Nanoscale magnets promise more-shrinkable chips
New Scientist ^ | 12 January 2006 | Paul Marks

Posted on 01/12/2006 11:32:11 PM PST by SunkenCiv

Imre’s team have made a universal logic gate called a majority inverter. From this they can make any other type of logic gate needed for a circuit, including two critical logic gates known as NAND and NOR gates. All possible logic circuits can be made with these. And because the gates are based on magnets they can be switched from one to another easily, allowing processors built from nanomagnets to be reprogrammed to do different jobs while they are in use, says the team. Simulations show processing speeds of at least 100 megahertz should be possible using magnets 110 nanometres wide – with smaller ones expected to do much better. Consumer computer processors function at 2 or 3 gigahertz.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; History; Science
KEYWORDS: magnetism; magnets; nanotechnology; semiconductors
...the future's so bright...

Nanoscale magnets promise more-shrinkable chips

1 posted on 01/12/2006 11:32:13 PM PST by SunkenCiv
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To: blam; Ernest_at_the_Beach; FairOpinion; sourcery; vannrox
Ping!
2 posted on 01/12/2006 11:32:43 PM PST by SunkenCiv (FReep this URL -- https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/pledge)
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Tiny Porphyrin Tubes Developed By Sandia May Lead To New Nanodevices
Science Daily | 04-13-2005 | None listed
Posted on 04/13/2005 1:03:29 AM PDT by PeaceBeWithYou
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1382620/posts


3 posted on 01/12/2006 11:33:09 PM PST by SunkenCiv (FReep this URL -- https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/pledge)
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To: SunkenCiv

I used to have one of those Timex Sinclares, it booted up in Basic, just a few K of memory. Still was able to do an FFT on it, really cool. But now we have another promising technology to make computers calculate using other obscure substances or methods, what’s next chips from potatoes?


4 posted on 01/12/2006 11:39:29 PM PST by seastay
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To: SunkenCiv

Nanoscale magnets. My mother-in-law would just tape them to her body to combat her arthritis.


5 posted on 01/12/2006 11:42:23 PM PST by Jeff Chandler (Peace Begins in the Womb)
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To: seastay
Hey, wait a minute... aren't there already chips from potatoes?
Lawrys Mexican Rice Mix Sour Cream Harvest Cheddar Sun Chips
mix 1 of these with 1 of these & serve with these

6 posted on 01/12/2006 11:45:30 PM PST by SunkenCiv (FReep this URL -- https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/pledge)
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Potato Battery

7 posted on 01/12/2006 11:46:52 PM PST by SunkenCiv (FReep this URL -- https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/pledge)
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To: Jeff Chandler

Next up, nanoscale mothers in law... ;')


8 posted on 01/12/2006 11:47:33 PM PST by SunkenCiv (FReep this URL -- https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/pledge)
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To: SunkenCiv

Last bag of potato chips I bought convinced me they have perfected chip shrinking technology.


9 posted on 01/12/2006 11:51:22 PM PST by Larry Lucido
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To: Larry Lucido; SunkenCiv

Oh, wait, you said chip shrinkage...

Never mind...

10 posted on 01/12/2006 11:59:07 PM PST by snarks_when_bored
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To: snarks_when_bored

Oh, that technology is ages-old. Cold water, pics of Helen Thomas...


11 posted on 01/13/2006 12:18:51 AM PST by Larry Lucido
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To: Larry Lucido

You know the rule...

http://www.press.org/library/archives/HelenThomas.jpg


12 posted on 01/13/2006 9:44:09 AM PST by SunkenCiv (FReep this URL -- https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/pledge)
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