Scientists make world's smallest transistor

The Times of India ^ | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 05, 2005 06:55:58 PM | The Press Trust of India

[Archidamus]

Two non-resident Indian scientists, otherwise known as Americans.

[fat city]

You mean they'll be able to make radios that can fit in your pocket?

[CarrotAndStick]

Maybe, like that HP ad which went on about making cell phones so that ants may be able to use them (what an idiotic suggestion!).

[adam_az]

"Two non-resident Indian scientists, otherwise known as Americans."

Sounds like theyre on student visas?

Is there a patent involved? Who owns it, them or UCSD?

[robertpaulsen]

"Indian scientists may have missed the semiconductor revolution of the 1960's ..."

Just as they are missing the nanoelectronics revolution.

Non-resident Indian scientists on the other hand ...

[freebilly]

"The small size and dramatic switching behavior of these Y-shaped nanotubes makes them candidates for a new class of all-carbon transistor," says Prabhakar Bandaru, a materials scientist at the University of California, San Diego who led the team that included his colleagues Sungho Jin, graduate student Chiara Daraio and physicist Apparao M.Rao at Clemson University in South Carolina.

All the engineers with Anglo surnames were too busy putting condoms on cucumbers in High School to be able to participate in anything this petty....

[FireTrack]

"You mean they'll be able to make radios that can fit in your pocket?"

And computer implants to supplement a brain.

[manwiththehands]

BORG ALERT PING

[LoneRangerMassachusetts]

All the engineers with Anglo surnames were too busy putting condoms on cucumbers in High School to be able to participate in anything this petty....

Engineering is hard work. You have to understand the laws of nature and logically create ways to harness them. Lazy Anglos on the other hand won't get their hands dirty with hard work. They become lawyers who twist laws in illogical ways to suit their purposes, especially to improve their fees.

[CarrotAndStick]

Vivek Paul?

[SedVictaCatoni]

Two non-resident Indian scientists, otherwise known as Americans.

This probably means that they are Indian nationals who are on temporary work or academic visas in the United States. Hence, they are not Americans, they are Indians who happen to be in America at the moment.

[CarrotAndStick]

Non-resident Indians are mostly citizens of India. Whether they have a dual citizenship is another matter.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NRI

A non-resident Indian (NRI) is an Indian citizen who has migrated to another country. Other terms with the same meaning are overseas Indian and expatriate Indian. For tax and other official purpose the government of India considers any Indian national away from India for more than 180 days in a year an NRI. In common usage, this often includes Indian born individuals who have taken the citizenship of other countries.

A Person of Indian Origin (PIO) is literally, simply a person of Indian origin who is not a citizen of India. For the purposes of issuing a PIO Card, the Indian government considers anyone of Indian origins up to four generations removed, to be a PIO [1].

There is a huge NRI and PIO population across the world, estimated at around 25 million.

[Landru]

"All the engineers with Anglo surnames were too busy putting condoms on cucumbers in High School to be able to participate in anything this petty..."

HA!!
True-true.

The nation's young generation of anglos have other forte's also, though.
Recycling, sensitivity and amazing insights into the musical legends of their times like 50 cent.

I really feel the upcoming generation needs a name all their own, & considering our [immediate] future?

..."The Good Hands People" is most fittin'.

[SedVictaCatoni]

All the engineers with Anglo surnames were too busy putting condoms on cucumbers in High School to be able to participate in anything this petty....

Or too busy at football or basketball practice. Good thing we still excel in the vital field of high school athletics. Beats learning calculus or something.

[TXnMA]

Lazy Anglos

Been wondering if you have racist leanings; thanks for the clarification...

FWIW, I was one of those "Lazy Anglos" who worked in Jack Kilby's (another "Lazy Anglo"?) R&D lab back when ICs had one gate per chip...

[Larry Lucido]

I hear they're making vacuum tubes really small, too.

[CarrotAndStick]

For the best audio quality, the pros still prefer tube amps.

http://www.audioadvisor.com/store/productdetail.asp?sku=MHSHANCD&loc=2

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Price: $1,795.00

[sittnick]

"The small size and dramatic switching behavior of these Y-shaped nanotubes makes them candidates for a new class of all-carbon transistor,"

That's nothing. Wait till you see what they do with "Y-shaped nano-tubed" capacitors!

[freebilly]

My son used to tutor some of the teammates on his football and baseball teams....