Germanium Laser Breakthrough Brings Optical Computing Closer

Researchers at MIT have demonstrated the first laser that uses the element germanium. The laser, which operates at room temperature, could prove to be an important step toward computer chips that move data using light instead of electricity, say the researchers. “This is a very important breakthrough, one I would say that has the highest possible significance in the field,” says Eli Yablonovitch, a professor in the electrical…
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Why I pretend I don't know anything about computers (COMIC)
[Comedy]Unless you enjoy troubleshooting printers and opening up dirty old computer cases, this is why it's better to pretend you're computer illiterate.
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Click if your computer screen is dirty.
[Pets & Animals]Clean your computer screen through the internets!
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I kid you not: What to do when your computer randomly plays Fur Elise
[Microsoft][Microsoft Support Page]...
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Dying Professor Gives his Last Lesson on Life
[Odd Stuff]Randy Pausch set the tone early on yesterday at his farewell lecture at Carnegie Mellon University. "If I don't seem as depressed or morose as I should be, sorry to disappoint you," said Dr. Pausch, a 46-year-old computer science professor who has incurable pancreatic cancer.
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Computer teacher pwns l33t h4x0r kid in his class. Classic.
[Linux/Unix]"He constantly interrupts me during my lessons trying to make valid points that are somewhere between "WTF?" and "OMG YOU ARE NOT USING TEH DEBIAN!"...

































