Wednesday, February 04, 2015

drag2share: We're One Step Closer to Blazingly Fast Computer Chips Made of Silicene

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We're One Step Closer to Blazingly Fast Computer Chips Made of Silicene

Move over graphene, today is silicene's day to shine. Silicene is a single-atom thick layer of silicon, whose theoretical properties could have exciting applications in computer chips. Now, scientists have made the first silicene transistor, and guess what, it's amazingly fast.