On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 03:54:25PM +0530, Deepa Mohan wrote:

> Are there any statistics available for how many of these "could be/might be"
> developments actually develop into sustainable products/processes? I

If you look at the conditions (microkelvin, from the sound of it) you'll see
that's a no-go. I very much doubt the effect can be made to work at room
temperature.

Besides, what's wrong with good old 3d molecular (spin|elec)tronics?

> remember the year there was a HUGE brouhaha over the Sedgeway and such a
> damp squib it turned out to be....

Basic research is not even a product.

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