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IBM Nanotechnology Transistor Faster than Silicon

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the slip-through-the-tube dept.

Dustin Destree writes: "This article on MSNBC talks about how IBM has developed a new transistor based on nanotube technology that at its first stages outperforms even the fastest silicon transistor. Interesting read that gives ideas about where the computer industry is heading in the next few years."

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  1. Just don't shine bright light on your chips! by mycr0ft · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    These things implode in bright light!

    See
    Carbon nanotubes ignite when exposed to flash.
    Makes my plans for a superstrong nanotube fiber superhero suit go up in smoke. Literally!

    --

    Me physicist. Me make rockets.
  2. Re:SI units? by pizza_milkshake · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    n == nano, p == pico, look em up