Nanoscale Wires and Quantum Predictions

It turns out that nanoscale wires conduct just like the conventional ones. This means that Moore's law probably isn't about to hit a brick wall any time soon. If we survive long enough, it's going to be an incredible world. 

http://www.nature.com/news/nanoscale-wires-defy-quantum-predictions... 

One thought is that with small, powerful and cheap devices, privacy could be out the window. Devices could be used to dust the landscape, monitoring everything. A totalitarian's dream.

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Permalink Reply by Atheist Andrea on January 7, 2012 at 8:33am
Gone are those big server rooms. Great article.
Permalink Reply by Idaho Spud on January 7, 2012 at 12:38pm

I love technology, but it does get very scary at times when thinking about totalitarianism.  However, I still say onward and upward.

Permalink Reply by Alice on January 7, 2012 at 4:12pm

interesting - very interesting...

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