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http://money.cnn.com/2007/01/27/tech...ex.htm?cnn=yes
This article says that not since the 60s have we seen any change in the use of silicon in transistors, but now they've developed a way to make smaller chips that lose less, use less, and conduct better electricity by the use of some metal called halfium. IBM is related to AMD, so I don't get how Intel shared the bed with IBM to get this developed at the same time...as the report says that they worked independent of one another, yet they are being named together in the report as though they were partners. Anyway, check it out! [ 01-27-2007, 10:38 AM: Message edited by: Larry_OHF ]
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01-27-2007, 11:04 AM | #3 |
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Halfium?
Maybe you mean Hafnium? |
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Most interesting and exciting to boot!
But what in the crapstickles is halfium? All I got so far is that it's a specially-designed(spherical) cristalline matrix of an already existing element, probably hydrogen. Now, I am a student of stuff like that, but this sentence here makes next to no sence to me: Quote:
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Pretty sure it's Hafnium, a relatively normal metallic element. Just look it up in the Wikipedia or Google it, all signs point to Halfium being a typo or technobabble.
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Actually, Halfium would also fit, as it displays some peculiar magnetic and electric properties. But would require a tokamak, particle accelerator or laser based plasma processor [img]tongue.gif[/img]
But yeah, Hafnium is most likely it [img]tongue.gif[/img] EDIT: Yep, just noticed that the article has been changed to sa Hafnium. [ 01-27-2007, 12:05 PM: Message edited by: Bozos of Bones ]
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Hmmm, I knew they had been working on this for a while, but i'm glad they are finally going to be producing chips with it, and even this year!...... apparently.
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01-27-2007, 12:28 PM | #8 |
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There's no element called Halfium.
On a Googling of Halfium, however, I note that it has the same letters(Hf) as Hafnium, so I imagine it's some wacky American misspelling like your odd idea of giving Natrium the name Sodium. |
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I never said there is an element called Halfnium, i said it was a "specially-designed(spherical) cristalline matrix of an already existing element, probably hydrogen".
And yeah, why do they give elements such weird names? Aluminum, anyone?
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How about that!? I misspelled something! What a fool I am...haha!
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