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Comment Re:When does it stop? (Score 1) 80

by Tator Tot (#31734082) Attached to: Toshiba To Test Sub-25nm NAND Flash
There comes a point were you start messing with quantum effects instead of classical effects when dealing with electrons (i.e. electron tunneling). Bonds between atoms are around 0.2 nm. So if you were to hypothetically bond atoms end on end, 50 or so atoms would make the distance for your 10 nm transistors.
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Submission + - Obease People have Severe Brain Degradation (yahoo.com)

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Tator Tot writes: "A new study finds obese people have 8 percent less brain tissue than normal-weight individuals. Their brains look 16 years older than the brains of lean individuals, researchers said today. Those classified as overweight have 4 percent less brain tissue and their brains appear to have aged prematurely by 8 years. The results, based on brain scans of 94 people in their 70s, represent "severe brain degeneration," said Paul Thompson, senior author of the study and a UCLA professor of neurology. "That's a big loss of tissue and it depletes your cognitive reserves, putting you at much greater risk of Alzheimer's and other diseases that attack the brain," said Thompson. "But you can greatly reduce your risk for Alzheimer's, if you can eat healthily and keep your weight under control." The findings are detailed in the online edition of the journal Human Brain Mapping."

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