• IMALlama@lemmy.world
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    25 days ago

    I don’t see this being practical beyond a “neat” any time soon. Because it relies on thermal expansion and contraction it won’t be very fast to cycle. It’s also physically pretty long/wide, so a more traditional IC or microcontroller would likely be a better choice unless it’s super thin.

    This is still cool, but I am failing to see a practical application.

    If/when they’re able to print transistors it will be a lot more interesting.

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      24 days ago

      What if you just put some fans on it to keep it below 40? It could become more reliable at the expense of requiring a bit more cooling.