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Grad Student Makes Nanowires Just Three Atoms Thick

Posted by samzenpus on from the lets-get-small dept.

Science_afficionado (932920) writes "A Vanderbilt University graduate student, working at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has discovered a way to create nanowires capable of linking transistors and other components made out of the monolayer material TMDC. His accomplishment is an important step toward creating monolayer microelectronic devices, which could be as thin and flexible as paper and extremely tough."

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  1. Re:A *CHINESE* !! by gl4ss · · Score: 4, Funny

    Where do you think the nanowire filled products are going to be built?
    Texas! \o/

    sure, but they'll be 3inches thick. because as you know...

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  2. calling out the grad student by Goldsmith · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I will reserve my general snark regarding nanotechnology to highlight the fact these guys are putting the grad student up front and acknowledging that he really did all the work.

    Could it be? An ethical professor? Professor Pantelides, Vanderbilt and Oak Ridge deserve a ton of credit for breaking the traditional assignment-of-credit mold here. Good job guys.