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To: neverdem

Wow - The level of miniaturization possible with a single-molecule diode is staggering: a transistor is two diodes with a joined contact (NPN or PNP depending on which contacts are joined) & the transistor is the basis for our digital-logic (computing) devices.

I’d imagine that we’d see something as powerful (computing-wise) as the laptop I’m using in something the size of a normal wristwatch... and something with the power of a top-line desktop in one of those old-style calculator/digital-watches.


2 posted on 10/13/2009 9:20:53 PM PDT by OneWingedShark (Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
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To: OneWingedShark

I think we’d see your prediction even without this breakthrough.


4 posted on 10/13/2009 9:23:37 PM PDT by mamelukesabre (Si Vis Pacem Para Bellum (If you want peace prepare for war))
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To: OneWingedShark

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13 posted on 10/14/2009 3:53:04 AM PDT by clamper1797 (If Obama were a paid Soviet agent he could not do more damage ... Sen Thomas Jordan)
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