Very tiny RF transistor made from graphene

Researchers at Chalmers University in Sweden have demonstrated a graphene-based transistor design that allows more compact RF mixer processing. Not only would the technology permit more compact RF electronics: reducing the size of electronics also allows circuits to run faster – in the case of the Chalmers G-FET (graphene …

[James O'Brien]

I wonder

Just how long will it take Apple to patent this technology as their own?

[Ru]

This tedious 'lol, apple patents' thing wasn't really funny when it first popped up, and it hasn't gotten any funnier since. Honestly, the anti-apple fanboisie are as tedious as the pro these days.

It should be abundantly clear from the article that this is a serious bit of engineering. There's not one mention of 'user experience benefits' or 'rounded corners'... what on earth makes you think apple will be even remotely interested in patenting such a thing?

[Kay Burley ate my hamster]

So they can take over the backend as well.

I think it's a valid point, Apple are a modern day Marconi, it goes like this... Steal public domain function, put it in a box and patent the function of the box.

[PsychoHippy]

You forgot the final stage in the Marconi system:

Go broke due to a lack of ability to come up with an original concept and disaterously poor management.

[Anonymous Coward]

Another application...

would be hand-held body scanners which operate at those frequencies. I guarantee there will be a market for 'iNude' devices, or maybe that should be 'uNude'.

[Anonymous Coward]

Chalmers, along with everyone else,

would probably "see more" of Skinner if Bart got his hands on a terahertz scanner.

[John 62]

Surely nay!

Judith Chalmers would say "Wish you were here?"