UC Irvine researchers tout first nano-scale radio

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Shane @ Oct 19th 2007 12:38AM

@paul34

Yes, people DO still use AM. It still serves a purpose and is one of the oldest modulation schemes out there.

The reason for using it in this case was probably simplicity. It is EXTREMELY easy to use just about anything as a detector for AM. Ever build a crystal radio? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_radio)

I could be wrong but the way I understand it this isn't much different, it just uses a higher tech version of the crystal (carbon nanotubes). Perhaps someone who was involved in the project could clarify if I'm wrong...

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