The abstract talks about water changing the band gap. THis has obvious applications in humidity sensors and may be useful in producing transistors with variable characteristics. But I cant see a practical use of water as a switch controller in computing outside of this.

@Redwraithvienna: It didn't look all that well insulated to me and what are the winters like in Seatle? I hear that that they're cold.

All that open space... must be a bitch to keep warm in winter.

Woah! Like Steve Jobs had a hand in inventing the internet too? Is there nothing that man hasn't done to both destroy my life and make me happier doing it?

@olihawes: yes, by all means! Tug away then.

@Cinnamoncanuck: I heard some stupid rumor that they're splitting it into two. Maybe they dont have to choose yet.

@shooter: cough... cough.. wheeeze

@jabber: Somehow I think creatures with acid for blood laugh at puny human carcinogens, drool over your terrified face and then eat you.

@daGoat: I always figured he meant "first time [done right]". The "done right" is assumed because he walks on water and shits sunshine. No, I dont envy his billions or achievements one little bit.

@Unholy_Hero: I hate this guy for having the time to do this.

@8x10: Is that the eye of the Mote?

@Tzepish: Is it simplified terminology or poor grammar? I lean towards the latter.

@polle404: "excessive posting on geeky blogs and the like"

I'm obviously missing something here. It sounds like they've discovered that electric fields interact over a distance (no shit Sherlock). Is it that the process follows Bose-Einstein statistics? I'm not even sure that a 1nm vacuum deserves to be called a vacuum, and at those distances, it is surprising that the…

How creeped out is Sir Patrick Stewart feeling about this?

A corner office, fantastic view. Marketing exec behind enormous desk, macbook open, logo displayed prominently. A group of four or five minions in chairs in front of the desk. Chair heights subtly lowered.

I've never had one before so I'm not sure, but I think I just had a nerdgasm.

@Tipop: Some say the Buddha found enlightenment by sitting under a tree. I say he found it using lasers and the tassels from an exotic dancer's brassiere.

@rhmoon: Exactly. It doesnt really matter what X is, the sentence is automatically improved.

@Tipop: I'm in partial agreement. Who wouldnt be? I mean: lasers!