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Branched Nanotubes Offer Smaller Transistors

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the it's-a-good-size dept.

Designadrug writes "Tiny tubes of carbon, crafted into the shape of a Y, could revolutionize the computer industry, suggests new research. The work has shown that Y-shaped carbon nanotubes are easily made and act as remarkably efficient electronic transistors - but the nanotransistors are just a few hundred millionths of a meter in size -roughly 100 times smaller than the components used in today's microprocessors."

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  1. Nothing for you to see here. Please move along. by BlackCobra43 · · Score: 4, Funny

    What if I have a really, really powerful microscope?

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  2. Re:Moore's Law. by slapout · · Score: 4, Funny

    Hey, you could have your own law:

    Quebec's law: "Each time some expert's saying that Moore's Law is about to hit a barrier,
    there is something going on like those promising nanotubes."

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  3. Coming Soon: Time Travel by DaSpudMan · · Score: 5, Funny

    Looks like a Flux Capacitor to me.

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