Did he actually build one? I haven't seen any indication that he did anything other than "design" one. And it's a lot easier to "design" a nanoscale device than it is to build one.
I mean, I'm sure the kid is smart and all (and no doubt has had some help from his parents) but the media-hype to technical-details ratio here is off the charts.
Re:12-Year-Old May Hold Key to Solar Energy
by Tichy on Saturday September 20, 2008 @07:27AM
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Yeah, that is what would interest me: how to experiment with Nanotech at home.
Re:12-Year-Old May Hold Key to Solar Energy
by jonmc12 on Friday September 19, 2008 @11:19PM
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http://gtresearchnews.gatech.edu/newsrelease/3d-solar.htm
“We have demonstrated that we can extract electrons using this approach,” Ready said. “Now we need to get a good baseline to see where we compare to existing materials, how to optimize this and what’s needed to advance this technology.”
http://blog.wired.com/geekdad/2008/09/12-year-old-rev.html?n...