Graphene? What happens when we get terahertz processors?
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Graphene (pyrolytic graphite) is also diamagnetic, and a sheet of it will levitate over a permanent magnet in a manner similar to the Meissner effect.
Graphene is an interesting possible addition (or replacement) for current silicon based processors. Silicon hit its limits and has been replaced by copper for wires and specific materials for insulators (e.g. Black Diamond): at the nanoscale the copper oxides just were not good enough. We need some kind of process improvement soon because mobile applications are hitting the limits. Even shrinking the transistors is not good enough because smaller transistors also leak more electricity.
The problem for mobile applications is electric power/transistor, or alternatively enhanced power dissipation and battery technology.
s/copper oxides/silicon oxides/
I don’t know…I’m skeptical. This is a variation on graphite, which humanity has had experience with for hundreds, if not thousands, of years?
And how are we supposed to do the precision doping, like with hydrogen?
OTOH, I readily concede that bucky balls (aka fullerenes) and nanotubes are neat.
Maybe I’m just an old bat?
Looks a like a greater distraction from the political message.
Wait a second folks. It’s never been done before so obviously it can’t. That’s crazy talk. Oh. Sorry. Winding down from the space isn’t economical thread.
“When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right. When he states that something is impossible, he is very probably wrong.” — Clarke’s First Law
“When, however, the lay public rallies round an idea that is denounced by distinguished but elderly scientists and supports that idea with great fervor and emotion — the distinguished but elderly scientists are then, after all, probably right.” — Asimov’s Addendum to Clarke’s First Law
What happens when we get terahertz processors?
You can finally create human-level AI with bottlenecked von Neumann architecture?
XBOX 720?
Well, I hope that IE will load faster….and maybe not crash as much
You can finally create human-level AI with bottlenecked von Neumann architecture?
What Titus is saying is the virtual prOn will get better, because as we discussed recently, it is the real driver of technology.
What happens when we get terahertz processors?
Microsoft will release a new versionof Windows to suck up those CPU cycles. Windows is a CPU sink.
Intel giveth, and Microsoft taketh away…
Actually, I think that most of it will be used to fight virii and spam.
> What happens when we get terahertz processors?
The world will shimmer and we’ll see funny green Kanji charters raining down over all surfaces?
😉
Sadly AI has hit a wall where their niefficent algorithums, usnig supercomputers thousands of times that of a human brain still choake.
On the other hand stuff we can get to work like walking robots or autonomous cars, could become economical to mass produce.
Anyone for a Black ’80’s TransAm with prissy attitude?
If any Peterbuilts start folding out into Optimus Prime I’m runing.
>.. Actually, I think that most of it will be used to fight virii and spam.
You know Rand, virus’ and spam can take advantage of AI too.
Yes, that viagra add will hunt you down in cyberspace after byte spaping your spam filter.
😉
Actually the first use of graphene in a processor is when a hacker decided to use a soft tip pencil to bridge the gap between two pins on the back of an AMD processor in order to unlock the multiplier.
Well, I hope that IE will load faster….and maybe not crash as much
Silly human, hardware will not save software.
[the rest of my comment deleted because it was too esoteric]
What happens when we get terahertz processors?
Flash will get even buggier.
What Titus is saying is the virtual prOn will get better, because as we discussed recently, it is the real driver of technology.
Leland, there’s no sense in denying that the killer-ap for quantum computing will be the creation of a virtual gf with a butt that won’t quit.
No Titus, it will be the virtual gf with a mute and pause button. What you want is the virtual female with a butt that won’t quit. Gf’s require much more maintenance (unless they have a mute and pause).
**Here’s hoping wife never sees this thread.
Gf’s require much more maintenance (unless they have a mute and pause).
When you’ve had one for a long time, a rewind button would be nice, too. Of course, I could use one of those for myself.
Movie ref: Galaxy Quest… ten seconds so you can take back one really bad decision. Nah, wouldn’t work on woman.
Graphene (pyrolytic graphite) is also diamagnetic, and a sheet of it will levitate over a permanent magnet in a manner similar to the Meissner effect.
Graphene is an interesting possible addition (or replacement) for current silicon based processors. Silicon hit its limits and has been replaced by copper for wires and specific materials for insulators (e.g. Black Diamond): at the nanoscale the copper oxides just were not good enough. We need some kind of process improvement soon because mobile applications are hitting the limits. Even shrinking the transistors is not good enough because smaller transistors also leak more electricity.
The problem for mobile applications is electric power/transistor, or alternatively enhanced power dissipation and battery technology.
s/copper oxides/silicon oxides/
I don’t know…I’m skeptical. This is a variation on graphite, which humanity has had experience with for hundreds, if not thousands, of years?
And how are we supposed to do the precision doping, like with hydrogen?
OTOH, I readily concede that bucky balls (aka fullerenes) and nanotubes are neat.
Maybe I’m just an old bat?
Looks a like a greater distraction from the political message.
Wait a second folks. It’s never been done before so obviously it can’t. That’s crazy talk. Oh. Sorry. Winding down from the space isn’t economical thread.
“When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right. When he states that something is impossible, he is very probably wrong.” — Clarke’s First Law
“When, however, the lay public rallies round an idea that is denounced by distinguished but elderly scientists and supports that idea with great fervor and emotion — the distinguished but elderly scientists are then, after all, probably right.” — Asimov’s Addendum to Clarke’s First Law
You can finally create human-level AI with bottlenecked von Neumann architecture?
XBOX 720?
Well, I hope that IE will load faster….and maybe not crash as much
You can finally create human-level AI with bottlenecked von Neumann architecture?
What Titus is saying is the virtual prOn will get better, because as we discussed recently, it is the real driver of technology.
What happens when we get terahertz processors?
Microsoft will release a new versionof Windows to suck up those CPU cycles. Windows is a CPU sink.
Intel giveth, and Microsoft taketh away…
Actually, I think that most of it will be used to fight virii and spam.
> What happens when we get terahertz processors?
The world will shimmer and we’ll see funny green Kanji charters raining down over all surfaces?
😉
Sadly AI has hit a wall where their niefficent algorithums, usnig supercomputers thousands of times that of a human brain still choake.
On the other hand stuff we can get to work like walking robots or autonomous cars, could become economical to mass produce.
Anyone for a Black ’80’s TransAm with prissy attitude?
If any Peterbuilts start folding out into Optimus Prime I’m runing.
>.. Actually, I think that most of it will be used to fight virii and spam.
You know Rand, virus’ and spam can take advantage of AI too.
Yes, that viagra add will hunt you down in cyberspace after byte spaping your spam filter.
😉
Actually the first use of graphene in a processor is when a hacker decided to use a soft tip pencil to bridge the gap between two pins on the back of an AMD processor in order to unlock the multiplier.
Well, I hope that IE will load faster….and maybe not crash as much
Silly human, hardware will not save software.
[the rest of my comment deleted because it was too esoteric]
Flash will get even buggier.
Leland, there’s no sense in denying that the killer-ap for quantum computing will be the creation of a virtual gf with a butt that won’t quit.
No Titus, it will be the virtual gf with a mute and pause button. What you want is the virtual female with a butt that won’t quit. Gf’s require much more maintenance (unless they have a mute and pause).
**Here’s hoping wife never sees this thread.
Gf’s require much more maintenance (unless they have a mute and pause).
When you’ve had one for a long time, a rewind button would be nice, too. Of course, I could use one of those for myself.
Movie ref: Galaxy Quest… ten seconds so you can take back one really bad decision. Nah, wouldn’t work on woman.