Green Tea Good for Hard Drives

KingFishKingFish
edited April 2004 in Science & Tech
For years, green tea has been believed by some to lower cholesterol, prevent rheumatoid arthritis and even stave off cancer. Now scientists think the warm green stuff has yet another benefit: the potential to save hard-drive manufacturers millions of dollars.
A team of researchers based in Tucson, Arizona, announced Monday that a study of the use of green tea extracts for polishing the magnetic heads in hard-disk drives has yielded a compound that works three to four times faster than conventional compounds. If the findings can be reproduced in an industrial setting, the compound could reduce the cost and environmental impact of hard-drive manufacturing, the researchers said.
Do the British have their hand in this somehow? -KingFish

Source: Wired

Comments

  • csimoncsimon Acadiana Icrontian
    edited April 2004
    LOL ...a "spot" of magnetic head cleaner?
  • KingFishKingFish
    edited April 2004
    Yes sir, every afternoon.

    KingFish
  • RADARADA Apple Valley, CA Member
    edited April 2004
    See! I tolded youse guys we was smart down here in Tucson :)
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