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<blockquote data-quote="Dave_W" data-source="post: 160295" data-attributes="member: 9521">This has been talked about for at least 25 yrs. Not necessarily for images but for computing in general. I believe this is the natural direction for computers in general. Carbon is in the same family as silicon and they both have very similar physical properties only carbon is considerably smaller and forms bonds with other carbon atoms that is much stronger and significantly closer together than bonds between Si atoms. While this natural progression from Si to C has been talked about for many years, actually getting it to work turned out to be much more challenging. However, the last few years have seen some important progress in the area of graphene and carbon nano-tubes that can also be applied to carbon chips. But the most profound aspect of carbon based computing is strong likelihood it will be biologically compatible. Just think how awesome it would be to have a small CPU hardwired into your brain with full access to the internet. Or to be able to communicate to others without using words but instead using brain email. &quot;There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio&nbsp;Than are dreamt in your philosophy&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dave_W, post: 160295, member: 9521"] This has been talked about for at least 25 yrs. Not necessarily for images but for computing in general. I believe this is the natural direction for computers in general. Carbon is in the same family as silicon and they both have very similar physical properties only carbon is considerably smaller and forms bonds with other carbon atoms that is much stronger and significantly closer together than bonds between Si atoms. While this natural progression from Si to C has been talked about for many years, actually getting it to work turned out to be much more challenging. However, the last few years have seen some important progress in the area of graphene and carbon nano-tubes that can also be applied to carbon chips. But the most profound aspect of carbon based computing is strong likelihood it will be biologically compatible. Just think how awesome it would be to have a small CPU hardwired into your brain with full access to the internet. Or to be able to communicate to others without using words but instead using brain email. "There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio Than are dreamt in your philosophy" [/QUOTE]

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