# Nanoscale radio, would you get one?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nanoscale-radio-would-you-get-one/424779>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [October 31, 2007, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nanoscale-radio-would-you-get-one/424779 "2007-10-31T20:58:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Epimetheus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c4cdca/32.png) [@Epimetheus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Epimetheus)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2007, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nanoscale-radio-would-you-get-one/424779/1 "2007-10-31T20:58:54Z")

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[Link](http://www.physorg.com/news113058512.html)

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> It is also possible that the nanotube radio could be implanted in the inner ear as an entirely new and discrete way of transmitting information, or as a radically new method of correcting impaired hearing.

My first thought was assisted hearing / Personal implanted earphones. Why have a set for your phone (bluetooth), your I-Pod (earbuds), and for playing games (head-phones)? Just have this baby implanted and you could have a low-range radio signal transfer sound directly to your ears!

The whole radio controlled devices in my cells is kind of creepy, but there are a lot of uses in having one of these babies put in your ear!

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**Author:** ![Astroboy14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/df705f/32.png) [@Astroboy14](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astroboy14)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2007, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nanoscale-radio-would-you-get-one/424779/2 "2007-10-31T21:32:31Z")

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Yeah, I’d get one. Very cool.

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**Author:** ![DustyButt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc348/32.png) [@DustyButt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DustyButt)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2007, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nanoscale-radio-would-you-get-one/424779/3 "2007-10-31T22:03:57Z")

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Hearing implant cool.

But I’ll just sit back and let you two really think about the implications of a radio/headset implanted in your ear.

No Thanks.

what is that buzzing?

…Is that a commercial I hear???

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooo

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**Author:** ![Amblydoper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/fbc32d/32.png) [@Amblydoper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amblydoper)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2007, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nanoscale-radio-would-you-get-one/424779/4 "2007-11-01T04:00:43Z")

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Great, my new HD radio is already outdated.