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Scientists Build Computer Using Carbon Nanotubes

Posted by Soulskill on from the can-i-play-quake-3-on-it-yet dept.

trendspotter writes "Future computers could run on lab-grown circuits that are thousands of times thinner than a human hair and operate on a fraction of the energy required to power today's silicon-based computer chips, extending 'Moore's Law' for years to come. Stanford engineers' very basic computer device using carbon nanotube technology validates carbon nanotubes as potential successors to today's silicon semiconductors. The achievement is reported today in an article on the cover of Nature magazine written by Max Shulaker and other doctoral students in electrical engineering. The research was led by Stanford professors Subhasish Mitra and H.S. Philip Wong."

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  1. Series of tubes by Kasamir · · Score: 3, Funny

    Hasn't this been done before?

  2. Re:Don't make grand claims by houstonbofh · · Score: 4, Funny

    I am just glad that we can still use Mores law to accommodate sloppy and bloated programming for a while longer. The thought that programming might have to become efficient filled me with dread!

  3. My wig is cracking your passwords by uCallHimDrJ0NES · · Score: 3, Funny

    This is what will drive the future legislation to eliminate all hair in order to protect Hollywood and save us from perverts and terrists.

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    Cloudiot: A person who does not see offsite storage as a way to lose control over access to his or her own data.
    1. Re:My wig is cracking your passwords by MickyTheIdiot · · Score: 3, Funny

      In the future, the NSA will have to be given a back door to your hair.

  4. Moore's Law by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    The number of people predicting the end of Moore's Law doubles every two years.