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Old 01-18-2007, 08:30 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Default Diamond Microchips, the carbon kind

Man-made diamonds sparkle with potential
by Kevin Maney
USA Today
10/06/2005

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/te...diamonds_x.htm

Work is in progress for making diamond microchips. Apparently it isn't new news, but I couldn't find any mention of it in the 340 results I got from the forum search. There is also a slew of other technological advances diamonds can be used for other than just microchips.
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Old 04-08-2007, 03:54 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Default Re: Diamond Microchips, the carbon kind

hrrm wonder what kind of CPUs those could make hehe
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indestructable CPUs maybe?? ahah
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Old 05-08-2007, 06:55 PM   #4 (permalink)
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"A CPU is forever..."
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Old 05-11-2007, 12:08 PM   #5 (permalink)
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^ haha, nice one...
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