A tour of a nanofactory

Posted by Paul Raven @ 04-01-2007 in Technology •

Here’s another first at VCTB - the first time I’ve bothered reposting something I saw on YouTube.

Being an incorrigible science fiction reader, and leaning toward the harder end of the spectrum, I’ve heard plenty about nanofactories (or ‘replicators’, or ‘fabbers’ as they are sometimes called). But to actually see a visualisation of how one would work was pretty inspirational. Continue reading “A tour of a nanofactory”

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Beginner’s Guide to Kurzweil’s Singularity

Posted by Paul Raven @ 22-01-2006 in Technology •

Anyone who has read this here blog of mine a few times, or (even less likely) had a chat with me in meatspace about the future, will have run into a few references to a thing called ‘the Singularity’. Continue reading “Beginner’s Guide to Kurzweil’s Singularity”

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Semiconductor device produces quantum entanglement

Posted by Paul Raven @ 12-01-2006 in Technology •

NewScientist.com has a story about scientists at Toshiba Research Europe Ltd and the University of Cambridge who have created a semiconductor device that produces quantum-entangled photons. Continue reading “Semiconductor device produces quantum entanglement”

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Chip Industry Sets a Plan for Life After Silicon

Posted by Paul Raven @ 29-12-2005 in Technology •

Chip Industry Sets a Plan for Life After Silicon

The transition to new nanotechnology techniques could occur around 2015, when chip makers will have exhausted their ability to shrink the wires and switches that make up the modern processors and memory storage devices at the heart of the computer, communications and consumer electronics industries.

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