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From: LindyBill	5/10/2005 10:39:38 PM
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*Nano for the Masses—http://www.samjaffe.com/archives/000057.html Product launches don't usually have Earth-shattering implications, especially when the 'product' is only a prototype. Motorola's announcement of a carbon nanotube-based television is enormously important, and it has nothing to do with televisions. Sure, it drops the price of an HD monster TV to less than $500 (that's a factor of 10). But the more important implication is that this will be the first consumer killer app that can be attributed to nanotechnology research (no, pants that stain less don't count). It also opens up the door to dirt-cheap computer monitors, which in turn make the $100 laptop that runs for a week eminently achievable. And this is just the beginning of the nano-age. "Motorola Revolutionises the Flat Panel Display Motorola has said today that a working 5in colour video display prototype, based on its proprietary carbon nanotube technology, would "fundamentally change the design and fabrication of flat-panel displays". The technology aims to produce large, thin, long-lived displays that don't cost the Earth. The secret is Motorola's Nano Emissive Display (NED) technology - a scalable method of growing carbon nanotubes on glass to enable an energy efficient design that excels at emitting electrons. In other words, it's very good at producing light and doesn't use much power in doing so. "We have developed a technology that could enable the next generation of large flat-panel displays to deliver an extraordinary visual experience at a fraction of current prices," said Jim O'Connor, vice president for technology incubation and commercialisation at Motorola. The manufactured cost for a 40-inch NED panel could be less than $400." techsmec.com

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