Posted on 11/08/2007 1:10:44 PM PST by PeaceBeWithYou
As I read the article, I considered how this might impact the current craze -- cell phones.
If they could superheterodyne stacked frequencies, or some other technique, they might be able to give every human on Earth his own sub-frequency. Then inject the receiver as a cochlear implact, add in a sub-vocal transducer with separate transmitter, all powered by body chemicals, and you have a biological cell phone.
The real challenge will be creating unique signal identity, but if it is possible, it would mean that anyone and everyone could potentially be in communication with anyone else.
From this tumultuous cacophony we could develop a heaven where children can be in contact with their parents, and vice versa; lovers could not be separated by cruel circumstance, and voters could be polled in security to promote a truly universal suffrage.
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And then of course, there are the negative possibilities ...
The song most commonly played on FM radio is usually the Eric Clapton version.
Yeah, I useda love Derek (what was his last name?) Whatever happened to him after that? I know the Dominos were Fats Domino's regular backing group.
Would be great if it could pick up radio valc. I wonder if these would make for the idea speaker. You know how speakers are maybe 1% efficient from the energy needed to drive them to what we actually hear? Well I’m sure nanospeakers will be the BOSE of tomorrow. Imagine a PA system small enough to fit on a grain of kosher salt.
(ideal speaker) I type too fast for my own good.
Sorry for the delay, I was jamming along with the rhythm of the dryer.
COOL!
If the thing didn't require a vacuum to operate, it would even open up more possibilities, but it is still remarkably cool anyway.
"I hate to sound like I'm selling a Ginsu knife - But wait, there's more! It also slices and dices! - but this one nanotube does everything; it performs all radio functions simultaneously and extremely efficiently," Zettl said. "It's ridiculously simple - that's the beauty of it."
LOL.
Kudos as well to the reporter who actually put sufficient technical information in the article to allow us to understand how the thing works.
Excellent!
thanks, bfl
and if a radio is so small that nobody can hear it, does it make a sound?
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