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Dec 26 2007   2:08PM GMT

Overheard: Computing at the speed of light



Posted by: Margaret Rouse
nanotech, optical computer
lightening_006.jpg “Computers that operate at the speed of light have come a step closer. Researchers have devised a light-based transistor made of semiconducting nanowires that could be a key building block of machines that are hundreds of times faster than today’s supercomputers.”

Saswato Das, Speed-of-light computing comes a step closer
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Dec 5 2007   3:08PM GMT

Overheard: Nano bad. Cleantech good.



Posted by: Margaret Rouse
Marketing, Technology, nanotech
howard-lovy.jpg The “nano” prefix has fallen out of favor. Names are changing again. And even Lux Research, which started out as a nanotech analyst firm, has rebranded itself with the latest trend: yes, “cleantech.” Nano bad. Cleantech good.

Howard Lovy, False claims inform consumers as they ‘talk nano’
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