Return-Path: Received: (qmail 14540 invoked from network); 26 Mar 2003 15:27:08 -0000 Received: from murphys.services.quay.plus.net (212.159.14.225) by mailstore with SMTP; 26 Mar 2003 15:27:08 -0000 Received: (qmail 14381 invoked from network); 26 Mar 2003 15:27:00 -0000 Received: from post.thorcom.com (193.82.116.70) by murphys.services.quay.plus.net with SMTP; 26 Mar 2003 15:27:00 -0000 X-SQ: A Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 18yCkH-0007UT-Tz for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Wed, 26 Mar 2003 15:23:17 +0000 Received: from [207.155.198.79] (helo=darius.concentric.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 18yCkC-0007UK-Hr for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 26 Mar 2003 15:23:12 +0000 Received: from mcfeely.concentric.net (mcfeely.concentric.net [207.155.198.83]) by darius.concentric.net [Concentric SMTP Routing 1.0] id h2QFNAc14761 for ; Wed, 26 Mar 2003 10:23:10 -0500 (EST) Received: from jka ([208.37.242.34]) by mcfeely.concentric.net (8.9.1a+patch) id KAA27161; Wed, 26 Mar 2003 10:23:09 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <000601c2f3ad$449c9740$09dc9384@jka> From: "John Andrews" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org References: <001001c2f260$b4bc0b80$0200a8c0@charter.net> <5.1.0.14.0.20030326121030.00a9e340@gemini.herts.ac.uk> Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 10:35:00 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Subject: Re: LF: Glowing MOSFETS Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-9.8 required=5.0tests=QUOTED_EMAIL_TEXT,REFERENCESversion=2.51 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.51 (1.174.2.5-2003-03-20-exp) X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false Jim, ----- > With the recent progress in high-temperature semiconductors based on > silicon carbide and other materials, devices that work at 650degrees C now > exist. Glowing MOSFETs may be a practical proposition before long - I > wonder if that will bring about a resurgence in ebonite panels and brass > terminals? Could the MOSFETs be mounted in evacuated glass cylinders? John A.