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Lucent's New Chip Is Just One Molecule Thick

Posted by timothy on from the thinner-than-ally dept.

lotusFlow writes: "According to this NYTimes article, Lucent has developed a chip with a layer of transistors that is one molecule thick. This development is considered a new tep above nanotech because "here you direct the molecules with self-assembly to go where you want them to go." Commercial applications of this technology are years in the making, of course."

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  1. interesting by Mdog · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    That's the best karma whoring strategy I've ever seen! Nice work!

    20 seconds is an appropriate amount of time to wait by me too! (In bed.)

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  2. It doesn't matter how small the transistors get... by dinotrac · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    They'll never make 'em small enough to keep the latest Windows (Windows 2020? Windows MMXX?) from looking like a bloated pig.