Texas company demos carbon nanotube TV

MSN ^ | September 7, 2005 | Michael Kanellos

[SunkenCiv]

In conventional CRT TVs, an electron gun fires electrons at a phosphor-coated glass divided into pinpoints to create images. The electrons, however, need to disperse in a large vacuum, which is why TV tubes are so large and bulky.

In so-called field emission display (FED) TVs, electrons get filtered into an array of thousands of tips only a few nanometers wide, which then deliver electrons to illuminate the screen. As a result, these TVs can be thin, like LCDs or plasmas.

Another advantage comes in cost. The tips, whether nanotubes or diamonds or some other material, in a FED are printed onto the display glass. By contrast, LCD panels and plasma screens require more ornate manufacturing processes. Decades of LCD know-how combined with the economics of electronics manufacturing mean that FED TVs won't likely challenge LCDs in the mass market. Yaniv, however, says FEDs' advantages will shine in large screens.

[SunkenCiv]

Now, if the actual shows had a quality increase...

[Hildy]

Actually, many shows on cable are better than any movie you can go to.

[Fiddlstix]

BTTT

[martin_fierro]

WonBong Choi of the Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology discussing how the image displaying the text "NANOTUBE-99" may be generated in a nanotube-based flat-pannel display.

I just like saying, "Wong Bong Choi."

[xcamel]

[gaijin]

Great!

Now our movies about a saucy, homo-erotic Alexander the Great who oogles fey, minx-like Persian men will feature finer resolution...!

[big'ol_freeper]

Ping

[Crazieman]

Just last month we had the story about how they figured out how to mass-produce nanotubes.

TVs are only the first step. These things are useful for damn near EVERYTHING.

[WI Fire]

Wait a minute! This guy is talking about the latest in technology, and he is using an OVERHEAD PROJECTOR???

"WongBong Choi" sounds like something good to eat, or very illegal...

[manwiththehands]

The advances in TV technology are inversely proportional to the quality of programming. In 10 years we're going to be watching "Queer Eye for The Queer Guy Internet Sex Triple Dog Dare Survivor Fear Factor" ... but we'll be watching on 100" flat screens that weigh 3 lbs and cost only $19.95 from WalMart.

[SunkenCiv]

Filing that one under "damning by faint praise".

[SunkenCiv]

Oddly enough... we used to have (well, borrow) an LCD gizmo that laid on the overhead projector and made it possible to project our computer monitor images onto the wall during user group meetings. That's Apple II user group meetings, about fifteen or more years ago. :')

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

I'll stick with my CRT flat-screen 32" TV, thanks. I don't keep up with Joneses.

[SunkenCiv]

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[SunkenCiv]

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[SunkenCiv]

I would too.

[SunkenCiv]

this one?

Nanotube sheets come of age
nature.com | 18 August 2005 | Mark Peplow
Posted on 08/18/2005 9:53:53 PM PDT by Nachum
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1466417/posts

[sourcery]

Recommended reading: Nanofuture (by J. Storrs Hall)

[sourcery]

Also recommended: Staring Into the Sigularity

[Dat Mon]

Impressive list and thanks for the ping.

Please keep me posted on any technology threads.

Thanks mon