Scientists Build Three Atom Thick LEDs

Posted by Unknown on Monday March 10, 2014 @04:04PM from the smaller-better-faster dept.

minty3 tipped us to news that UW researchers have built the thinnest LEDs yet: a mere three atoms thick. Quoting El Reg: "Team leader Xiaodong Xu, a UW assistant professor in physics and materials science and engineering, and his graduate student Ross, have published the technique in the latest issue of Nature Nanotechnology. They report that the LEDs are small and powerful enough to be used in optical chips that use light instead of electricity to shuttle signals and data through a processor, or they could be stacked to make new thin and flexible displays."

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I'll believe it... by Rick+in+China · 2014-03-10 16:17 · Score: 5, Funny

When I see it!
Didn't Stop At One? by CrankyFool · 2014-03-10 16:45 · Score: 5, Funny

I'm impressed that they didn't just build one one atom thick LED, but three of them. Was it to prove they could reproduce it?
Re:In this case, UW == Univ. of Washington by GTRacer · 2014-03-11 00:17 · Score: 5, Funny

Wouldn't be very good universities if they didn't have various degrees...

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