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IBM Reports Carbon Nanotube Chip Breakthrough

Posted by samzenpus on from the one-step-closer dept.

First time accepted submitter yawaramin writes "IBM has apparently made a breakthrough in arranging carbon nanotubes into the logic gates necessary to make a chip. This should help miniaturize and speed up processors beyond what today's silicon-based technologies are capable of. The article notes though that perfecting the carbon nanotube technology could take up the rest of this decade."

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  1. URL for the IBM research paper and press release by aheath · · Score: 5, Informative

    The IBM research paper is available at http://www.nature.com/nnano/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nnano.2012.189.html The paper is protected by a paywall.

    The IBM press release is available at http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/39250.wss

    I recommend reading the comments on the New York Times article. My favorite comment so far is:

    MC - NYC
    The Singularity edges closer...

  2. Ars Technica by tsa · · Score: 5, Informative

    Ars also has a piece on this, here.

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