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Plastic memory could replace silicon

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by Julio Franco, Nov 13, 2003.

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  1. Julio Franco TechSpot Editor

    A new memory technology promises to store more data at less cost than the expensive-to-build silicon chips used by popular consumer gadgets including digital cameras, cell phones and portable music players. The magical ingredient isn’t smaller transistors or an exotic material cooked up by the semiconductor industry.It’s a plastic.

    Read more: MSNBC.
    Julio Franco, Nov 13, 2003
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  2. ---agissi--- TechSpot Paladin

    how does that work with plastic?! :confused:
    ---agissi---, Nov 13, 2003
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  3. wicka_wicka Banned

    Yes, because we always need MORE things that rely on Petroleum...
    wicka_wicka, Nov 13, 2003
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  4. StormBringer Newcomer, in training

    thats actually a good thing Wicka, since plastic is a waste product created when making gasoline.
    Finding more uses for plastics reduces the waste materials that would be created anyway, since gasoline is produced in quite large quanities anyway.
    StormBringer, Nov 14, 2003
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  5. wicka_wicka Banned

    It's a waste product? Hm, I didn't know that. I guess I learned something today. Anyway, what happened to the whole "metal replacing silicon" thing. I read about it awhile ago.
    wicka_wicka, Nov 15, 2003
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  6. young&wild TechSpot Chancellor

    Yeah its a waste product, a more formal term will be a byproduct. Petroleum is pretty useful besides providing energy, most of the byproducts created includes asphalt and tar.
    young&wild, Nov 16, 2003
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  7. Mictlantecuhtli TS Special Forces

    Sorry about this sidetracking but

    Tar, n.

    A dark, oily, viscous material, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons, produced by the destructive distillation of organic substances such as wood, coal, or peat.

    Doesn't look like a petroleum byproduct to me.
    Mictlantecuhtli, Nov 16, 2003
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  8. young&wild TechSpot Chancellor

    I understamd your point Mict. Believe or not Propane also a component found in gas is found in oil in a dissolved form. Its still considered a byproduct although it can be used as a fuel. Back from where i come from (Brunei), we have our propane burnt off. If you happen to be near the oil town, you can see any incinerator located in a refinery with a flame on top of it. Thats the propane burnimg off.
    young&wild, Nov 16, 2003
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  9. StormBringer Newcomer, in training

    byproduct and waste material are not always interchangeable terms.
    StormBringer, Nov 16, 2003
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