The new technology is NanoRadio. When you think of small you think of an ipod nano or even somehing you could easily fit in your pocket. Alex Zettl is not stopping there. In order to miniaturize a radio you need to make the antenna and the tuner smaller also. This is a very diffcult task but Alex Zettl found a way to do this by using a single molecule that can receive radio signals at the core of the nanoradio.
Not only is this technology going to make small radios it is going to improve many other things. Tiny radio devices could improve cell phones and allow communication between tiny devices, such as environmental sensors.
In emerging technology smaller is always better, but whats next? The answer is computers so small that you can't see them.
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This new technology has an endless possibility for its application in medical devices, sensors, and even telecommunications. This technology even applies the original vacuum-tube principle that was first introduced in radios during the 1940's. This process involves electrons jumping off the tip of the nanotube into another electrode. Not only will this improve the efficiency of countless devices but minaturize products that would otherwise be larger.
Isn't nanotechnology amazing? How long will it be before everything fits nicely in our pockets? What I find most interesting about nano tech though is the prospect of nano assembly plants. The idea of being able to construct anything that you have a molecular blueprint for is just mind boggling.
It's crazy to think that eventually everything will be that small. Before cell phones and CD players used to be big and now that they've gotten small enough. People are still finding a way to make things smaller. This advance in technology will benefit all kinds of things
Jon - this is amazing that a single molecule can receive radio signals. in addition to communications of personal devices, I am curious to find out how this can be used in the medical field to improve patient care.
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