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+-   One atom thick smallest transistor developed-> on Thursday April 17 2008, @04:12PM Bibek Paudel

Submitted by Bibek Paudel on Thursday April 17 2008, @04:12PM
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Bibek Paudel writes "Researchers at the University of Manchester have built the world's smallest transistor — one atom thick and 10 atoms wide — out of a material that could one day replace silicon. The transistor, essentially an on/off switch, has been made using graphene, a two-dimensional material first discovered only four years ago. Graphene has been hailed as a super material because it has many potential applications. It is a flat molecule, with only the thickness of an atom, and both very stable and robust. Graphene is a single layer of graphite, which is found in the humble pencil."
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