Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Assignment #2



1. What is nanotube technology?
It is an emerging field of technology to shrink already small components to even smaller components.


2. What does it look like?
It is a series of rolled up carbon tubes that look like hexagons.


3. What might it mean for future technology?
This means that in the future there will be new more productive ways to create chips that will hold battery life longer and better than before.

http://www.eweek.com/c/a/IT-Infrastructure/IBM-Claims-Breakthrough-in-Carbon-Nanotube-Research/?kc=EWKNLINF08272008STR1