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IBM's Snowflake Microchips

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the nature-knows-best dept.

Phantom of the Opera writes "The BBC reports that using self-assembled polymers and copying natural patterns, IBM hopes to have microchips that are 30% faster and consume 15% less energy. The secret? Adding a little nothing in all the right places."

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  1. snowflakes by jibberson · · Score: 1, Redundant

    So does this mean no two chips are alike?