Researchers at IBM's T.J. Watson Research Center claim to have made a breakthrough in chip-manufacturing technology, according to a recent study published in Nature Nanotechnology . The breakthrough centers on carbon nanotubes, which are sheets of carbon atoms rolled into cylinders. After placing small molecules in a solution of soapy water, researchers relied on the principles of self-assembly to create patterned arrays of these nanotubes, which could be used to create chips with a density over two orders of magnitude higher than previous attempts.
Carbon nanotubes are both smaller and faster than the current materials used in chipmaking, and this breakthrough would allow manufacturers to mass-produce the miniscule structures....
via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2012/10/29/3570676/ibm-study-chip-manufacturing-carbon-nanotubes
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