Siggi,
It is here now!  You can get nanocrystal material for thermal interface
material >20 W thermal conductivity (uni-directional only).  I was told
it is stable within the std assembly temp range.  The nano-crystal field
started in 80s (it was not called nano-crystal earlier, it was called
micro-crystal = very small crystal, until some confusion took place at a
conference that some of the researchers thought it was "micronmeter size
crystal" in late 80s = I think it was 87/88.  It was officially changed
to nano-crystal to eliminate any confusion).  Keep you eyes and mind
open for many new development within next few years.  Warning, the stuff
is usually very fussy = aren't all the beautiful "things" made this
way?...(don't ask me what is that mean).
                                                                 Jk
Jason, no commission for the free ads...I am out of this field long time
ago...hard to keep update with all the young kids nowadays (almost
everyday you got a PhD thesis some where in the world about nano-crystal
now...).

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>From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Zweigart, Siegmund
>Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 2:46 AM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: [TN] Found this article
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>
>Hello
>
>Nanotubes (also C60/C80 Clusters) are a topic in fundamental 
>research since some years. Carbon is a very nice material and 
>it is possible to adjust the structure of the molecules quite 
>easy. If you can do this you can build materials not more 
>defined by elements, just by structure. But this is still 
>fundamental research. But if you can show the possibility to 
>do something (independent of the initial effort) you will (and 
>have to) dream how it could be used. That is the only change 
>of making progress. But than the effort has to be changed to 
>applied research to deal with practical question and the 
>really hard work starts. I think at least for the next 10 to 
>20 years electronics will be based on silicon 8including its 
>alloys) and compound semiconductors. But if something seems to 
>be possible why don't do it.
>
>With out any dreams we still live on the trees.
>
>Siggi
>
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>        ----------
>        From:  Jason W. Gregory [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
>        Sent:  Donnerstag, 16. Januar 2003 04:32
>        To:  [log in to unmask]
>        Subject:  [TN] Found this article
>
>        I found this article and thought it was a good topic 
>of discussion. Does
>        anyone else follow this technology? It seems we're 
>bordering on the age of
>        hyperfast computing.
>
>	
>http://www.e-insite.net/semiconductor/index.asp?layout=article&
articleid=CA2
67248&pubdate=1%2F1%2F2003

        Jason Gregory
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