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One of America's top light-emitting-diode boffins plans to develop improved LEDs made from sperm. Salmon sperm, to be precise - for now at any rate. According to a tongue-in-cheek University of Cincinnati release dated last week, Prof Andrew Steckl is quite forthright about his plans. "Biological materials have many …

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  1. Kevin Campbell

    quandry

    given the content of the article (well done, BTW), must Mr. Page get his OWN coat?

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  2. Michael Sheils

    Congratulations

    I think you managed to hit every single sperm based reference in this story, brilliant.

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  3. Charlie Clark Silver badge

    Ironic

    Given that declines in fish fertility have been traced to the pseudo-oestrogens in modern plastics it is a little ironic that we'll soon be using their sperm in new plastics. What are possible effects of disposing of worn-out cream-screens?

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  4. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    Power Surges

    Imagine a power surge like from Monsters Inc. when the new Playboy issues are released; or at least a slight power increase one week out of the month.

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  5. amanfromMars Silver badge

    An Invitation to Party to the Erotic Core ......ITs Centre.

    A Veritable PerlyGatesPython Beta Classic, Lewis/El Reg.

    Wanna Lead We'll Follow?

    Which is a Quantum BetaTest for British IntelAIgents too....... Special Forces of CyberIntelAIgents and their Earthbound Control Facilities.

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  6. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    Sorry?

    Given the number of bad jokes and puns in that article... Why are you only sorry for the last one?

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  7. Blain Hamon

    Not all references...

    No mention if the air force is providing all the seed capitol or not.

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  8. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    You forgot another one

    They're going to be making money hand-over-fist...

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  9. Andy Crofts

    Priceless!!

    Thanks! I stand erect to your writing, Sir!

    </coat>

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  10. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    Top Notch!

    Well done, sir!

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  11. Sam

    sorry in advance

    Two tired out salmon pause in a pool halfway up the waterfalls, and one says to the other; "Why don't we just stop here and have a wank?"

    The wax jacket, thanks, it's Autumn y'know..

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  12. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    And if it's a success...

    Who knows what sort of off-shoot projects will come from this?

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  13. BitTwister

    Oh...

    come come, now...

    </coat>

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  14. Jason

    Economic miracle

    Cue new industry for teenage boys. Popularity of paper routes plummets

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  15. Olly Molyneux

    at least now..

    ... the salmon will have something do to after they've caught their flies.

    sorry.

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  16. Barry Carr

    "Spunktronic"

    A fantastic new word to add to the English lexicon. Congrats to its originator

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  17. Mark Roome

    Where is the obligatory comments ...

    I have restrained myself for a number of days, but I cannot anymore!

    Surely it would be better to use whale sperm? I sure it would go a whole lot further.

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  18. Daniel Bennett

    Quicky?

    I wonder how long delivery is ;)

    *Gets jacket and breifly walks out before re entering to start again*

    I wonder how fast arrival is?

    *Get jacket and stays out*

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