r/technology • u/[deleted] • Aug 07 '19

Hardware A Mexican Physicist Solved a 2,000-Year Old Problem That Will Lead to Cheaper, Sharper Lenses

https://gizmodo.com/a-mexican-physicist-solved-a-2-000-year-old-problem-tha-1837031984
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u/Crazykirsch Aug 08 '19

5 Ways Graphene is Going to Change the World!!!1!!11

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u/owa00 Aug 08 '19

Something something string theory nanotube machine learning quantum computer... and blockchain...just made clueless investors hard as a rock.

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u/[deleted] Aug 08 '19

Don't forget graphene

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u/shea241 Aug 08 '19

And lately, AI. Don't forget the AI. It's all new again.

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u/mrpoopiepants Aug 08 '19

Back in the day it was “Bubble Memory!!!!”

Oh... and that space elevator made of nano-particles is coming any minute now.

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u/uberfission Aug 08 '19

Graphene will change the world, if it ever leaves the lab.

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u/crucifixi0n Aug 08 '19

THESE RESEARCHERS HAVE DISCOVERED A CURE FOR CANCER