Solution for next generation nanochips comes out of thin air
Date | 19th, Nov 2018 |
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Source | EurekAlert - Scientific News Websites |
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The secret ingredient for the next generation of more powerful electronics could be air, rather than silicon, according to new research. Researchers at RMIT University have engineered a new type of transistor, the building block for all electronics. Instead of sending electrical currents through silicon, these transistors send electrons through narrow air gaps, where they can travel unimpeded as if in space.