One of the leading candidates to replace silicon CMOS transistors is carbon nanotubes. But there are still lots of issues with both the basic materials and device structure. Now IBM says it has solved one of the big ones.
Carbon nanotubes may take over from silicon as processors get smaller and more energy-efficient, and IBM has just announced a fresh breakthrough in making the technology viable.
Moore's Law won’t suddenly end, but it is slowing down. The question is: What's next? IEDM, which takes place next week in San Francisco, is devoted to answering that question making it a great place to get a peek at the technologies that could power tomorrow's laptops and smartphones.
The University of South Wales believe they have developed a method to build the smallest transistor possible.
At the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco, Intel's Justin Rattner and Michael Garner talk about materials and processes that will be used in the next 40 years to increase chip performance and advance production. Rattner and Garner discuss the future use of CMOS (complementary metal oxide semiconductor) technology and carbon-based devices such as carbon nanotubes.
At the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco, Intel's Justin Rattner and Michael Garner talk about materials and processes that will be used in the next 40 years to increase chip performance and advance production. Rattner and Garner discuss the future use of CMOS (complementary metal oxide semiconductor) technology and carbon-based devices such as carbon nanotubes.
At IDF, Intel's Justin Rattner and Michael Garner talk about materials and processes that will be used in the next 40 years to increase chip performance and advance production
Rice University researchers have found a new way to spontaneously assemble nanoparticles into bag-like sacs. Their 'nanobatons' could be used to clean up oil spills by trapping oil droplets in polluted waters. These nanoparticles could even be more useful for delivering drugs. The researchers found that 'ultraviolet light and magnetic fields could be used to flip the nanoparticles, causing the bags to instantly turn inside out and release their cargo -- a feature that could ultimately be handy for delivering drugs.' This is still a lab project and it's hard to know when real applications could appear. But read more...
As you probably know by now, carbon nanotubes show amazing mechanical strength, while metal nanowires show very interesting optical and electrical properties. Combining both has proved to be a challenge. But if it was possible, this would open the way to the use of carbon nanotubes in computer chips, displays and sensors. Now, scientists from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) say they have developed hybrid structures which combine the strengths of carbon nanotubes and nanowires. They add that their method is another step towards the realization of nanotube-based electronics. I'm still somewhat skeptical.
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