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Hour Two: Carpal Tunnel / Electronics Update Stretching silicon, harnessing the spin of atoms, ultra-tiny computer chips -- they're all just a few of the recent advances in microelectronics. Researchers at Intel, for instance, have announced that they've developed a chip made of transistors just a few atoms wide -- and that may allow them to follow along with Moore's Law for generations of chips to come. The findsings, they say, amy bring consumer-level chips with speeds measured in terahertz -- rather than the several-hundred megahertz and one or two gigahertz chips available today. Plus, is there a connection between computer use and carpal tunnel syndrome? A recent report in the jouranl Neurology says no - that even heavy computer use, up to seven hours a day, doesn't seem to make a person more likely to develop the painful wrist and hand condition. We'll find out why. Call in with your questions and comments at 1-800-989-8255, and share your opinions online in our Listeners' Lounge (registration required)
Guests: Stuart A. Wolf Jeff Welser Gerald Marcyk Books/Articles Discussed: Related Links: Intel This segment produced by: Annette
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