Nanotech Brings Cheap Flat TVs From Diamond Dust

neutron_p writes "Nanotech scientists are going to develop new TV display technology made from diamond dust. It opens up the possibility of cheaper and more power efficient flat panel displays, for use in wide screen digital TVs and many other applications. Toshiba recently announced plans to launch a television based on a new flat-panel display technology called SED (Surface-conduction Electron-emitter Display) in 2005. Sony and others have been working for several years on another technology called FED (Field Emission Display) but that too has yet to reach commercialization."

cheap?

[confusion]

Combining nanotech (expensive) with diamonds (expensive) yields cheap monitors?

It's been a long day, so I know I must be missing something

Jerry
http://www.syslog.org/ [syslog.org]

Ron White quote

[Phu5ion]

Diamonds... That'll shut her up... For a minute at least.

I think thomeone

[Almonday]

...neeth to theck their thepelling, thister.

Pefect anniversary gift

[Anonymous Coward]

This diamond television means I can now buy the expensive tv I've always wanted and call it an anniversary gift.

"But, honey, you said you wanted diamonds, right?"

TV's made of diamonds

[loteck]

Finally, men and women will be able to agree that buying a bigger one is a good idea.

I wonder....

[Anonymous Coward]

if my girlfriend would wear the diamond dust flat screen on her finger when I propose. It can display the diamond ring that I will eventually get for her after I invent the next nanotechnology breakthrough, using common household dust to make dirt cheap displays.

Grandpa

[ValuJet]

Make a tv out of Grandpa [lifegem.com]

Re:SED vs. FED?

[worst_name_ever]

Neal Stephenson's Age of Diamonds?

I always thought his earlier book The Snow That Crashed was better.

In other breaking news!

[CreatureComfort]

CreatureComfort writes "Aerotech scientists are going to develop new flying cars made from chicken feathers. It opens up the possibility of cheaper and more power efficient public transportation, for use in wide area commuting and many other applications. Toyota recently announced plans to launch a vehicle based on a new flat-panel driving technology called SED (Surface-conduction Electron-emitter Drive) in 2005. Ford and others have been working for several years on another technology called FED (Field Emission Drive) but that too has yet to reach commercialization."

*Yawn**Cough**Cough**Cough* I think I'm allergic to all this vapor.

Re:Cheap Diamonds

[DJ Rubbie]

Drag a white dwarf into orbit and mine it.

If one such white dwarf is made to orbit Earth, it would be Earth orbiting around it instead of the other way around. Depending on the orbital distance, the orbital period can be extremely fast, could be much faster than twenty-four hours, Earth's rotational period will be locked into this orbital period, resulting that the length of a day will change (it will probably be short). The side that face this white-dwarf will be bathed in radiation. Not to mention the sun and this white-dwarf will also share a center of rotation somewhere in the middle of each other, will definitely throw Mecury and Venus into unpredictable orbits, Mars will also have its orbit messed up, the asteriod belt will destablize, Jupiter and the rest of the planets may also be slightly affected by this new gravitational source. Who knows what will happen to the moon.

On second thought, that might be *more* expensive.

Oh whew, economics surely put a stop to this crazy plan to destroy the solar system for some giant diamond. Also, such a diamond would surely be expensive, and such an influx of wealth can surely destroy the global economy anyway.

Re:SED vs. FED?

[idontgno]

Oh, man, you completely botched that title. It's really The Crash that Snowed. Ranks right up there with "Sale of Two Titties" by Mile Pikkens with four 'm's and a silent 'q'.

Cheap, huh? Reminds me of an SNL quip...

[ecklesweb]

I believe it was Jimmie Falon - at a time when natural gas had spiked in price and alternative fuels were all the rage:

Hey! I've got an idea? How 'bout we make a car that runs on macadamia nuts and bald eagle heads!

size ;-)

[Scrameustache]

women [..] agree [...] a bigger one is a good idea.

That... isn't new.

Re:Diamonds aren't rare

[rjelks]

I find this funny...and kind of sad.

I've had 3-4 places talk up the "high quality" Russian diamonds. I'm sure I'm getting royally ripped off, but I have little choice.

Does anyone think she might go for an "engagement plasma TV" now?

Two women talking

[Chas]

<A> My is a professional football player. He bought me a diamond ring. *Shows off a huge hunk of crystaline carbon*

<B> My boyfriend is a professional geek. He bought me a diamond flatscreen....

Re:I think thomeone

[Anonymous Coward]

Igor, is that you??

Diamond dust? That's so 1990...

[Anonymous Coward]

I'm building one out of Legos to sit next to my grandfather clock and 3-D chocolate printer.

Hey

[geekoid]

Igors post on slashdot, cool.

Re:cheap?

[Jeffrey Baker]

There is a US company with a patent on making monocrystalline CVD diamonds. I think they can make them up to a few square inches now. There was a very popular story about them in WiReD magazine.

Re:Diamonds aren't rare

[Planesdragon]

Over the course of your courtship, please remember that somewhere between "what's your religion" and "are you open to or expecting S&M play?" that you should ask the "what's your opinion on diamonds" question.

She may want a diamond, but only as a signal and she doesn't care what the cost is. She may want something other than a diamond. She may also want a diamond, but willing to take something else along with it.

My suggestion, assuming that your "two month's salary" is the US per-capita range of $5000, is to spend no more than one-fifth that on the ring itself, and the remainder on a romantic getaway or other distinct and memorable gift.

(I'll also note here that a reasonable and senible wedding, honeymoon, AND engagement gift can all be done for under $5,000.)