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#147
June 13, 2011

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FIRST HALF HOUR

Science News Headlines

Prof. Michael J. Kelly, Prince Phillip Professor of Technology, Center for Advanced Photonics and Electronics, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, UK

Controversial view that nanoscale structures below a certain size inherently cannot be fabricated en masse to acceptable yield and quality; angry at "ridiculous claims that cryogenic temperatures" is going to be the next big thing after silicon CMOS; believes that all journals having nanotechnology in the title should publish papers about nanotechnology, not nanoscience

tinytechjobs

A visit to The Den of Strangers (wisdom of H. L. Menken)
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SECOND HALF HOUR

Answers from the Fountain of Youth-less Information

Prof. Michael J. Kelly, Prince Phillip Professor of Technology, Center for Advanced Photonics and Electronics, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, UK

Controversial view that silicon will never be replaced by nano particles in the manufacture of microchips; says Moore’s Law is nothing current, has been with us all through history and will play itself out in computers too eventually

Dr. Gerhard Klimeck, Prof. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Director of Network for Computational Nanotechnology, Perdue University, West Lafayette, IN

Using the website, www.nanoHUB.org, for online simulations, tutorials, seminars, complete classes in nanotechnology

The Voice of Reason (James Morris, Portland State University, Oregon)