is it true that you can use it to transmit electricity wirelessly???
if so whats the efficiency ????
2007-05-19 16:04:47 · 3 answers · asked by saggy 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Transistors, which are responsible for everything from your desktop computer to your coffee machine to almost any electronic thing you can think of, operate because of tunnelling.
2007-05-19 17:23:19 · answer #1 · answered by apjok 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Electron tunneling has little to do with transmitting electricity and a lot to do with very local tiny effects that permit computer like switching on a very small scale.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_tunneling
2007-05-19 23:27:02 · answer #2 · answered by Mike1942f 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep, you can get to get across the English channel much faster than taking a boat.
Oh, you are referring to quantum tunneling. ;)
Well, the one I think about is the Scanning Tunneling Microscope. STM....that can image the surface of things down to the atomic level.
2007-05-19 23:08:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋