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Squeezing Transistors Really Hard Generates Energy Savings

Posted December 06, 2013 12:28 PM

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If silicon is squeezed, this affects the freedom of movement of the electrons in this material. This can promote or restrict the flow of electrical current. Compare it to a garden hose. When you stand on it, less water comes out. But strangely enough, the flow of electrons in silicon actually increases when the material is compressed.

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12/07/2013 11:30 AM

Try squeezing them by running them over with a semi. Then you can call them semi-conductors.

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12/07/2013 3:47 PM

Does that source of "free" energy put in less than gained elsewhere in the process?

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12/08/2013 1:26 PM

If you stick them to the tires then they also become Spintronic.

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