tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2602471396566186819.post4853316914407773044..comments2023-10-26T15:06:30.940+00:00Comments on AIMeD Corporation: The Atomic BreakthroughRoborat, Ph.Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04845879517177508741noreply@blogger.comBlogger314125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2602471396566186819.post-85039632186329310892008-07-15T21:31:00.000+00:002008-07-15T21:31:00.000+00:00From http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/38412/122...From http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/38412/122/:<BR/><BR/><I>Strong mobile processor demand improves Intel profit by 25% <BR/>Business and Law <BR/>By Wolfgang Gruener <BR/>Tuesday, July 15, 2008 15:41 <BR/>Intel delivered a solid second quarter thanks to record mobile processor and chipset sales. Revenue was up 9% year over year from $8.7 billion to $9.5 billion, while the company’s net income jumped by 25% from $1.3 to $1.6 billion. The result came in at the high end of the Intel’s guidance.<BR/><BR/>"Intel had another strong quarter with revenue at the high end of expectations and earnings up substantially year over year," said Paul Otellini, Intel president and CEO. "As we enter the second half, demand remains strong for our microprocessor and chipset products in all segments and all parts of the globe."<BR/><BR/>Overall, Intel said that total microprocessor units were up sequentially and higher than seasonal. We don’t want to jump the gun here, but if Intel is any indication and our sources that AMD had successful launches with mobile Puma platform and its triple-core Phenom processors are correct, then AMD should have had a good quarter as well. </I>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2602471396566186819.post-10661101779002666012008-07-15T20:04:00.000+00:002008-07-15T20:04:00.000+00:00Looks like Sharikook has finally updated his blog,...Looks like Sharikook has finally updated his blog, complete with the ever-so-informative and unbiased, scientifically accurate Newegg reviews on the G280 being DOA :). <BR/><BR/>I also noted that he edited out all comments on his later blogs that were anti-AMD or pro-Intel. Whatta BOZO!<BR/><BR/>Roborat - time to update your blog - soon this page will have over 400 comments :).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2602471396566186819.post-33409433689435155862008-07-15T19:45:00.000+00:002008-07-15T19:45:00.000+00:00"Nvidia reportedly scores QPI license while Intel ..."Nvidia reportedly scores QPI license while Intel gets SLI for X58 motherboards"<BR/><BR/>http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20080715PD205.html<BR/><BR/>Looks like Jensun blinked... early on, rumor has it, Nvidia will only be producing mainstream and low end Nehalem chipsets (on the 1160 socket) and will not be doing the enthusiast platform (socket 1366).<BR/><BR/>Nvidia really had no choice here - AMD is a small part of the market and they have some serious competition from crossfire in the 'I only buy AMD products enthusiast' space. <BR/><BR/>Intel avoids the 'anti-competitive' spin, they protect their high end chipset biz and they get SLI for the money is no object crowd.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2602471396566186819.post-78917096414040475602008-07-15T19:26:00.000+00:002008-07-15T19:26:00.000+00:00Personally I just want fast compile times and long...<I>Personally I just want fast compile times and long battery life, so the IGP is good enough for me. I've just requested a quote on one of these:</I><BR/><BR/>So how does the computer you linked compare to competitive products in compile times and long battery life?<BR/><BR/>Noone is disagreeing that the chipset is great from a graphics perspective but is that the focal point for a notebook? Is that the only thing that should be benchmarked? I realize AMD is trying to market their advantage, but doesn't it ring a little hollow that AMD doesn't benchmark their own "next gen" notebook. They talked up Puma quite a bit (including to the financial analysts) and now they only seem to be talking about graphics as the key point on a notebook. <BR/><BR/>Seems a bit transparent and dis-ingenuous to me. Much like their statements that the reason they were releasing 2.2 and 2.3GGhz quads was because customers were demanding energy efficient products (anyone who knew anything, knew they had problems getting the clocks up).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2602471396566186819.post-55430852112544061152008-07-15T10:07:00.000+00:002008-07-15T10:07:00.000+00:00I would think that AMD would want to see these ben...<I>I would think that AMD would want to see these benchmarked. This is the "platform" that is supposed to be competitive with the Intel systems. If AMD's best effort is only going to secure the low end then their problems are bigger than I suspected.</I><BR/><BR/>Good point. On the graphics front, it's pretty clear that the new chipset kicks ass, every review has said this. Not only are the integrated graphics strong, but they can still be combined in Crossfire with a discrete GPU for the serious gamers.<BR/><BR/>Personally I just want fast compile times and long battery life, so the IGP is good enough for me. I've just requested a quote on one of these:<BR/><BR/>http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en/sm/WF25a/321957-321957-64295-321838-89315-3687779.html<BR/><BR/>Will probably replace the HDD with an SSD...hychttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15473250487285924085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2602471396566186819.post-34105779580736071472008-07-15T05:47:00.000+00:002008-07-15T05:47:00.000+00:00"AMD is f%#^!"You're missing the bigger picture......"AMD is f%#^!"<BR/><BR/>You're missing the bigger picture... Intel already owns the $200+ market - so this price only means something if it means the Penryn quad price is pushed down to a point where it puts extreme pressure on the AMD quad (and tri) Phenoms. It will be interesting if Intel overlaps the Nehalem/Penryn quad pricing or if Intel kills off some of the higher end Penryn's to keep pressure off Nehalem.<BR/><BR/>What will potentially hurt AMD the most is when Nehalem 4P+ is released - this is really AMD's last claim to fame from a performance point of view; however these Nehalems are not due out until H2'09 (and while a high margin segment, these are relatively low volume). <BR/><BR/>In any event, the financial impact of Nehalem will not likely be seen until the 2nd half of 2009; there will be small volumes this year (with focus on server, no doubt) and things will start ramping H1'09.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2602471396566186819.post-66923995827133383062008-07-15T04:07:00.000+00:002008-07-15T04:07:00.000+00:00$284 Nehalem launching this year: http://www.regha...$284 Nehalem launching this year: http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/07/14/intel_prices_up_nehalem/<BR/><BR/>AMD is fucked.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2602471396566186819.post-9954193795387421282008-07-15T02:38:00.000+00:002008-07-15T02:38:00.000+00:00HYC said...I guess there aren't a lot of benchmark...HYC said...<BR/><I>I guess there aren't a lot of benchmarks, true, but these aren't the type of systems that people find interesting to benchmark. I.e., they're not performance/gaming oriented.</I><BR/><BR/>I would think that AMD would want to see these benchmarked. This is the "platform" that is supposed to be competitive with the Intel systems. If AMD's best effort is only going to secure the low end then their problems are bigger than I suspected.InTheKnowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16869163385384973596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2602471396566186819.post-59575470708400993972008-07-15T02:30:00.000+00:002008-07-15T02:30:00.000+00:00hyc... thanks for the links, I had seen those, and...hyc... thanks for the links, I had seen those, and those (in my view) pretty much prove my point.<BR/><BR/>No old vs new comparison, no specific battery life test (there are several now relatively common benchmarks for battery life) and just a bunch of well battery life was good or slight disappointing or probably just an issue as it is an ES sample.<BR/><BR/>I can't even find much info on AMD's own page... you can argue it may bot be interesting for review sites, but is AMD not interested in benchmarking their own product? There's a lot of technical jargon and details on why things like battery life should be good, but no benchmarks which actually demonstrate that it IS good. <BR/><BR/>This smacks a lot of the whole native vs MCM PR... sure native is theoretically better, but when it came to actual performance, for the most part the arguments turned out to be, how can I put this nicely, academic ones.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2602471396566186819.post-55067728137816337772008-07-15T02:06:00.000+00:002008-07-15T02:06:00.000+00:00It's a paper launch when there are no products for...<I>It's a paper launch when there are no products for sale. And yet, HP has been selling Puma systems since last month. </I><BR/><BR/>You are correct, sir. Paper launch was probably a mis-characterization how about "launch light" or "launch smart"? (I'm joking) This thing was launched/introduced/PR'd in April, no? And as early as Jan (if not earlier) AMD was claiming up to 100 design wins? You have AMD's own PR people saying CHRISTMAS for widespread parts and talking about needing 6 months to allow for burn-in (on the notebook side, not on the chip itself)... shouldn't these minor details be considered when the chip is introduce/launched?<BR/><BR/>Intel has clearly slipped on the Montevina launch, and that is execution issues... but you won't hear Intel folks saying well we are launching today, but expect an additional 6 months for widespread parts to allow out partners to do burn-in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2602471396566186819.post-48503091042442584662008-07-15T01:50:00.000+00:002008-07-15T01:50:00.000+00:00Hmmm, this is nice! Oh Giant, are you paying atten...Hmmm, this is nice! Oh Giant, are you paying attention? Triple channel DDR3! Hoo Ya!<BR/><BR/>SPARKS<BR/><BR/>http://www.hothardware.com/News/Intel_Nehalem_Processor_and_SSD_Sneak_Peek/SPARKShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05535419513995195852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2602471396566186819.post-49665804730669816542008-07-15T01:09:00.001+00:002008-07-15T01:09:00.001+00:00Paper launch anyone? I have now seen a few article...<I>Paper launch anyone? I have now seen a few articles/interviews on the lack of Puma systems. Despite the 'up to 100 design wins' AMD was claiming many, many months ago... where are the reviews? where are the benchmarks?(other than a random data point on gaming here or there, with things like BATTERY LIFE missing!)</I><BR/><BR/>It's a paper launch when there are no products for sale. And yet, HP has been selling Puma systems since last month. I guess there aren't a lot of benchmarks, true, but these aren't the type of systems that people find interesting to benchmark. I.e., they're not performance/gaming oriented.<BR/><BR/>In the meantime<BR/><BR/>HP Tablet user review<BR/>http://www.tabletpcreview.com/default.asp?newsID=1213<BR/><BR/>Toshiba A305 review<BR/>http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=4440<BR/><BR/>HP dv5z review<BR/>http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=4486hychttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15473250487285924085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2602471396566186819.post-66953176436267936332008-07-15T01:09:00.000+00:002008-07-15T01:09:00.000+00:00OUCH!http://www.overclockers.com/tips01361/SPARKSOUCH!<BR/><BR/>http://www.overclockers.com/tips01361/<BR/><BR/>SPARKSSPARKShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05535419513995195852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2602471396566186819.post-91488305040989886152008-07-15T01:03:00.000+00:002008-07-15T01:03:00.000+00:00NVDA is giving SLI up to Bloomfield. They must be ...NVDA is giving SLI up to Bloomfield. They must be really hurting. No mention of an agreement with INTC concerning QPI, however. <BR/><BR/>As far as I'm concerned, it's too little, too late. So this is the can of "whoop ass?"<BR/><BR/>Oh, yeah, the news was so big on Wall Street NVDA shed another 4.5%. Did I say too little, too late? Jin Ching Hung is on the balls of his ass, not so arrogant now, heh?<BR/><BR/>SPARKS<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/ticker/article.aspx?Feed=PR&Date=20080714&ID=8888319&Symbol=NVDASPARKShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05535419513995195852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2602471396566186819.post-46197468184986713952008-07-14T15:30:00.000+00:002008-07-14T15:30:00.000+00:00Ed at Overclockers ripped into AMD for its account...Ed at Overclockers ripped into AMD for its accounting practices this weekend. He is predicting that they will use some cheap tactics to hit break-even on operational costs in Q2. Should be interesting to see what they do and if there is any fallout at all.Tonushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01082528970434639776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2602471396566186819.post-72943569366202497882008-07-14T08:40:00.000+00:002008-07-14T08:40:00.000+00:00The numbers will soon speak... Intel reports after...The numbers will soon speak... Intel reports after market close this Tues, AMD this Thurs.<BR/><BR/>Anyone for predictions?<BR/><BR/>1) I think Intel will run up a bit Mon and Tues and either flatten out later this week or slightly decline.<BR/><BR/>2) Despite what will probably be a bad quarter I see AMD rising a bit - perhaps Wed/Thurs (after Intel's report and prior to AMD's report) or Friday (after their report). <BR/><BR/>3) ASP's for both companies will be relatively flat (AMD may be up a bit) with both companies giving good outlooks for Q3/Q4 ASP's.<BR/><BR/>4) We will still have no clue what Asset Smart/Light is - but we'll be re-assured, yet again, that all will soon be revealed. (Really going out on a limb on this one, eh?!?!?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2602471396566186819.post-91264652129971589742008-07-14T07:14:00.000+00:002008-07-14T07:14:00.000+00:00An interesting interview... it is amazing how many...An interesting interview... it is amazing how many non-answers an exec can give and the interviewer either not care or just be oblivious.<BR/><BR/>http://www.techtree.com/India/News/EXCLUSIVE_--_An_Interview_with_AMD/551-90984-579.html<BR/><BR/>This was an interesting bit:<BR/><I>Lastly, about Puma; what is happening on that end? It was supposed to be out by now.<BR/><BR/>R: Laptop technology is not like the discreet stuff, [for the discreet parts] when you announce you can go out and buy soon. With the notebook stuff there's always a lag of six months. So we are done with our work on Puma. Now the laptops would be going through their stress testing and what not. By this Christmas, we expect a wide range of Puma laptops. </I><BR/><BR/>Paper launch anyone? I have now seen a few articles/interviews on the lack of Puma systems. Despite the 'up to 100 design wins' AMD was claiming many, many months ago... where are the reviews? where are the benchmarks?(other than a random data point on gaming here or there, with things like BATTERY LIFE missing!)<BR/><BR/>Also, he confirmed first gen Fusion will be an entry level product and not targeted for gamers/enthusiasts (I think most of us rationale folks expected this)<BR/><BR/>And here is the great double-speak:<BR/><I>TT: How about the issue of product availability and competitive pricing for the Indian market?<BR/><BR/>R: The first thing I did after I landed in India last week, was that I called up one of my engineers at the AMD lab in Hyderabad and asked him, 'hey, where do you buy your cards from? Can you call them up and ask for a 4850?' You know, just to check how available they are in India. Because we're shipping hundreds and thousands of these across the world and I'd like to make sure that we have them available at decent prices here in India, and not disadvantage people here. </I><BR/><BR/>If you read the response, what was the answer... well I called folks... and... and... ??? He never actually did say whether pricing and availability was an issue or not!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2602471396566186819.post-47772184790279720362008-07-14T00:18:00.000+00:002008-07-14T00:18:00.000+00:00They sure are getting desperate out in Sunnyvale. ...<I>They sure are getting desperate out in Sunnyvale. In order to pump up their margins, they are applying the sale of the 200mm equipment against cost of operations on this quarterly report. Don't be surprised with a 50%+ Margins report. </I><BR/><BR/>Most knowledgeable analysts will understand and see through this. They will also pay attention to margin forecasts going forward as next quarter(s) will not have this one time benefit. The report and reaction is going to come down to outlook - when is AMD projecting to get back in the black and how is the cash flow (i.e will they need to raise more money and potentially dilute stock further)<BR/><BR/>I still think, save an extremely dire outlook or a clear signal that they will need to raise more capital, most of the potential bad news is already priced in.<BR/><BR/>BTW - folks above should check out 'who killed the electric car?' (documentary). I though it was a pretty fair presentation (as to some opinion pieces which masquerade under documentaries) - and concludes there was plenty of blame to go around (technology, car companies, various levels of government, etc...)<BR/><BR/>Most of these efforts, in my view, are a matter of will and determination - if we wanted to do it or truly were forced into doing it, it would get done. The problem is we live in a reactionary world where the squeaky wheel gets the grease (e.g. dropping money out of the sky in the form of $600 rebates for a short term economic stimulation, bailing out homeowners and speculators who put nothing down and couldn't afford to buy houses in the first place, etc...), so it will likely take much more dire circumstances to get real progress in the energy area.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2602471396566186819.post-70268085567870960362008-07-13T20:58:00.000+00:002008-07-13T20:58:00.000+00:00http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2488/000119...http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2488/000119312508149499/d8k.htm<BR/><BR/>“Also, during the fiscal quarter ended June 28, 2008, the Company expects to recognize a gain in connection with sales of certain 200mm wafer fabrication tools which the Company expects will have a materially favorable impact on its gross margin for the second quarter of 2008. The Company’s estimate is that the gross margin impact will be approximately $190 million”<BR/><BR/>They sure are getting desperate out in Sunnyvale. In order to pump up their margins, they are applying the sale of the 200mm equipment against cost of operations on this quarterly report. Don't be surprised with a 50%+ Margins report.Khorganohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11650043575072912142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2602471396566186819.post-52860657002529092212008-07-13T19:22:00.000+00:002008-07-13T19:22:00.000+00:00A nonny Moose-That’s Kilo Pascal’s! Not under my k...A nonny Moose-<BR/><BR/>That’s Kilo Pascal’s! Not under my kid’s rear ends they don’t! Can you imagine the Cowboy’s on the L.I.E. (I495) doing 70 and 80 MPH with Hydrogen bombs (sorry, I couldn’t resist) in the trunk slamming in to each other?!? To hell with it I say, let’s give ‘em hypergolic fuels! <BR/><BR/>I read about the satellite Micro Wave/Grid power generation years ago. Nice Idea. They were thinking about subsidizing farmers to use their land over a few states in the Midwest. I think they were afraid of giving a new meaning to Micro Wave Popcorn.<BR/><BR/>Clearly, your back round was evident because the energy/density math was spot on.<BR/><BR/>Battery, technology is a nightmare.<BR/><BR/>Lion=voltage and heat temperamental with explosive results. (Sir, I’m afraid we can’t allow that laptop on this flight.) How they got those little bastards from a motherboard to Electric cars is beyond me.<BR/><BR/>Nicad= There goes another $5000 model Jet. Thanks for the ‘memories’. (Cheese, it was 5.2 Volts when I took off!)<BR/><BR/>Lead acid= (Hun, why are your arms all burned and what wrong with your back? Oh, I was replacing a few dozen batteries in a Leibert UPS today)<BR/><BR/>All= series, parallel (Hmmm, where is the weakest/dead cell, enney, minny, miney, moe.) Death by overcharge, death by undercharge, seven years tops, at best. The key word is death.<BR/><BR/>Frankly, batteries and I go back a very long time, all from a very practical perspective.<BR/><BR/>Sorry, fella’s, enough rant, I rather talk about AMD’s Luther Forrest plans while N.Y. State is 4+ billion in debt and AMD is writing off another BILLION!<BR/><BR/>SPARKSSPARKShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05535419513995195852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2602471396566186819.post-70082247450852640422008-07-13T18:21:00.000+00:002008-07-13T18:21:00.000+00:00“They're way too heavy to ever be viable for gener...“They're way too heavy to ever be viable for general automotive use.”<BR/><BR/><BR/>I rest my case.<BR/>People are looking at the hole, and not the donut.<BR/><BR/>At the risk of being redundant,-----<BR/><BR/>“Nothing compelling has surfaced to displace oil as an “economically feasible alternative to heating, transportation and power generation.”<BR/><BR/>And-----<BR/><BR/>“However, you give me a battery that is extremely light, that will last five years, with an extremely high storage capacity, AND inexpensive”<BR/><BR/>The thrust of my comment wasn’t singularly aimed at the Auto market. In fact, the auto market is a worst case scenario for a battery. (Telco has been using Lead Acid for decades READ: HUGE AND HEAVY) Actually, what I didn’t say and what I thought was implied (I was obviously wrong when I made the comparison), today’s PRACTICAL application of battery technology is either too heavy or too expensive to even compete with fossil fuels on a cost, weight, energy basis, no mater how many energizer bunnies or Lion packs you cram in a car.<BR/><BR/>Aside from DANGEROUS Lion packs from blowing up laptops, the technology is so bad; they are serious thinking about replacing them with fuel cells. Piddle puddle in your lap?<BR/><BR/>Hey, you’re as esoteric thinking guy, let’s go this way. What we need today is a Grand Unified Battery Theory! Like Einstein’s shave cream analogy, we should have a long life, light, safe trouble free, inexpensive, battery that will work well in full size autos, AND keep my beer cold for a week without sunshine.<BR/><BR/>(Yeah, SPARKS Grand Unified Battery Theory, above being the 4 forces. GURU- Send the Nobel Prize this way!)<BR/><BR/>Further, I’ve got a lot of beer, and I have a heavy foot. (I am NOT advocating drinking and driving, however.) <BR/><BR/>SPARKSSPARKShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05535419513995195852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2602471396566186819.post-81234657012916726602008-07-13T16:28:00.000+00:002008-07-13T16:28:00.000+00:00Sparks: you linked to a page of lead-acid batterie...Sparks: you linked to a page of lead-acid batteries. They're way too heavy to ever be viable for general automotive use.<BR/><BR/>The entire T-zero weighed less than the battery pack of the electric RAV4 and the T-zero had enough energy to drive 300 miles on a charge. We don't need triple the Ah of today's tech, we just need the production volume to go up so that economies of scale can kick in.<BR/><BR/>The T-zero used 6831 off-the-shelf LiIon cells (18650s, the same as used in laptop battery packs) in an 69x99 array. The Tesla is using the same electrical/electronics as the T-zero; I think the Tesla is a little heavier so its driving range is a bit shorter than 300 miles.<BR/><BR/>In 2003 (when it was driven from LA to Las Vegas on a single charge) the T-zero's battery pack would have used cells with 1350mAH each. Today those cells are roughly the same price, but now 2200mAH each. More than 50% better capacity now, so at least 450 miles on a single charge.<BR/><BR/>So you're talking about a pack that would be rated for 370V @ 151AH today, with a weight of about 700lbs, with more than 6 times the energy density of those forklift batteries. It's already practical today; it was already practical 5 years ago. Detroit wasn't interested then and still isn't interested now.<BR/><BR/>Right now it would still cost around $20K for that battery pack. With the whole Tesla at $90K, I guess it's not too ridiculous. If a major car manufacturer stepped in, with high volumes, they could bring the costs down to earth.hychttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15473250487285924085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2602471396566186819.post-1959989316028625352008-07-13T15:46:00.000+00:002008-07-13T15:46:00.000+00:00SPARKS said... "A nony Moose- Nice presentation. G...SPARKS said... <BR/><BR/>"A nony Moose- Nice presentation. Got a little engineering backround in there, a bubba?"<BR/><BR/>Thanks. Yes, I'm an electrical engineer, but currently employed in the IP (intellectual property) field. Although I specialized in VLSI design & semiconductor fab, I did a lot of research into power generation for a senior project. I still keep up with in informally. Scientific American has the occasional overview issue as well, such as one several years ago on the "hydrogen economy". Entire issue was devoted to ongoing research in generation, storage, transmission & fuel cells. <BR/><BR/>For example, to achieve about the same energy density as gasoline, you'd need to compress H2 to around 30KPSI. An aluminum scuba tank stores 80 cubic feet of air compressed to 3KPSI and is quite explosive - equivalent to several sticks of dynamite - if the tank ruptures. Imagine driving around with heavy tanks of flammable gas compressed 10 times as much. The way some kamikaze bozos drive around here in Washington DC, that's just asking for trouble :).<BR/><BR/>There was research on using carbon nanotube material to capture & hold H2 at much lower pressures to achieve the same density that seemed promising at the time. Haven't heard much about it since. But nanotech seems worthwhile exploring - look at the recent articles on using silicon nanoparticles in Lithium batteries to greatly increase the energy density.<BR/><BR/>Most interesting (to me) future technology is power satellites in geosynchronous orbit, using some tens of square kilometers of mylar reflectors to concentrate sunlight on either photovoltaic arrays or a heat engine (maybe even a boiler driving a steam turbine). Each powersat could beam several gigawatts of microwave energy back to a 'rectenna' farm presumably located in an unpopulated area near major metropolitan areas (i.e.,adjacent to airport property, fenced off of course). The microwave density would be too low to inflict short-term damage to people or animals.<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately with today's technology it would be far too expensive to launch into orbit. So either Moon-based manufacturing or a 'space elevator' from Earth would be needed to get the cost down to where it would be competitive. <BR/><BR/>PS - with beam steering on the powersat, it might be feasible to use it as a weapon - we could cook Iran if it got out of line :)<BR/><BR/>And now back to our CPU wars (yawn)...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2602471396566186819.post-19192921776841943422008-07-13T03:29:00.000+00:002008-07-13T03:29:00.000+00:00Another "energy efficient " launch on the horizon?...Another "energy efficient " launch on the horizon? (AMD 45nm Deneb)<BR/><BR/>http://www.tcmagazine.com/comments.php?id=20790&catid=2<BR/><BR/>Yeah, it's only an eng sample, but then again folks were saying the same thing about 65nm K10's early on. (Well, except Charlie at the Inq who was dancing in the aisles)<BR/><BR/>The Vcore seems quite high (1.224V) for the stock speed of 2.3GHz, though it seems they were able to get it to 2.8GHz without more voltage. However, to get the OC over 3.0 Ghz, they were jacking the Vcore to 1.4V (and up).<BR/><BR/>Perhaps a new stepping will help, else expect 45nm to have similar clocks and thermals to the current 65nm K10's early on. They may get another bin (2.8GHz)?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2602471396566186819.post-68453391601806890162008-07-12T22:39:00.000+00:002008-07-12T22:39:00.000+00:00Brent Rehmel is weird. He's lonely, kinky, and is ...<A HREF="http://www.myyearbook.com/?mysession=cmVnaXN0cmF0aW9uX3Byb2ZpbGUmdXNlcmlkPTc0NDEyMTk=" REL="nofollow">Brent</A> Rehmel is weird. He's lonely, kinky, and is "working on several science fiction and fantasy novels and would like to be published someday."<BR/><BR/>I know it's him because on his blog he links to his ebay page, where he likes sailing. That yearbook page also likes sailing. weiird. Dude is weirrd. It should be a crime to further prove him wrong because he's clearly delusional.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com