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  • April 2008

    • World's Smallest Transistor Sets Path to Better Chips

      newser  |  BBC  |  Apr 18, 08 2:27 PM CDT

      World's Smallest Transistor Sets Path to Better Chips

      Scientists in England have created the world’s smallest transistor, the BBC reports. At 1 atom thick and 10 atoms wide, it could be the key to creating microchips beyond the power of silicon. The transistor is made of graphene, a single layer of graphite and an excellent conductor of electricity. And unlike with silicon, the smaller a graphene transistor is, the faster it works. More »

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      computer  • electricity  • computer chip  • computer hardware  • silicon  • semiconductor  • transistor

  • March 2008

    • New Electronics Can Stretch, Fold

      newser  |  MIT Technology Review  |  Mar 28, 08 1:42 PM CDT

      New Electronics Can Stretch, Fold

      New research showing that it’s possible to make stretchable, bendable complex electrical circuits could open the door to wearable computers and to health-monitoring systems that can be implanted, Technology Review reports. Previous bendable circuitry was too slow for complex computing, but the new circuits, of ultra-thin silicon on plastic or rubber, perform as well as traditional rigid ones. More »

  • January 2008

    • Silicon Could Convert Waste Heat Into Power

      newser  |  MIT Technology Review  |  Jan 14, 08 11:41 AM CST

      Silicon Could Convert Waste Heat Into Power

      Silicon could turn heat into electricity for cheaper than current technologies based on other materials, reports Technology Review . Researchers made nanowires out of silicon so that it would conduct electricity, but not heat. Normal silicon conducts both very well. The specially-made wires, however, convert heat applied at one end to electricity at the other end. More »

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      solar energy  • nanotechnology  • silicon

  • October 2007

    • IBM Scrapes Silicon Scraps

      newser  |  CNET  |  Oct 30, 07 10:55 AM CDT

      IBM Scrapes Silicon Scraps

      IBM has developed an eco-friendly way of recycling silicon for eco-friendly solar panels. Semiconductor chipmakers often sell used silicon too thin for computing to solar panel manufacturers. Until now, they’ve used abrasive chemicals or a spray of glass beads to erase circuits from the chips. IBM plans to share the technique with other chipmakers, but hasn’t announced specifics. More »

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      IBM  • recycling  • solar energy  • Texas Instruments  • silicon  • semiconductor chip

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