Thread: Scientists Create A One-Atom Transistor

Scientists Create A One-Atom Transistor


Physicists at the University of New South Wales have created a transistor composed of a single atom, which is an amazing feat of nanoengineering, and could provide a better foundation for scalable quantum computing. The technique and experiment have been published in Nature Nanotechnology.


The transistor itself is composed of a single phosphorous-31 isotope, which has been precisely placed on a base of silicon using a Scanning Tunneling Microscope in an ultra-high vacuum chamber. What’s particularly amazing about their technique is that they were able to position the individual phosphorous atoms precisely.



The atom was confirmed to be exactly where it needed to be. Considering that most single-atom devices have a positioning margin of error of about 10 nm, that’s an impressive accomplishment.


Scientists Create A One-Atom Transistor - Forbes




Transistor Made Using a Single Atom May Help Beat Moore’s Law

http://www.businessweek.com/news/201...ore-s-law.html



Nano-transistor breakthrough to offer billion times faster computer


http://www.smh.com.au/technology/sci...220-1thqk.html

What’s just as amazing is that no one has commented on this since yesterday.


“Nano-transistor breakthrough to offer billion times faster computer “


The day of the machines is not far away.

Originally Posted by Jon Snow

What’s just as amazing is that no one has commented on this since yesterday.


“Nano-transistor breakthrough to offer billion times faster computer “


The day of the machines is not far away.

Yeah, but you're going to end up putting it down in a bar, then because it's so fucking small you wont be able to find it again.

A cation walks in a bar....

I didn't see it yesterday, it is pretty cool. A lot of this nano technology is about potentials rather than actualities, not surprisingly.

So don't expect any qantum computers just yet, I'm sure they get them, but don't hold your breathe.

Does this mean i've got to buy all my music on quantum format now

Originally Posted by Sir Wilson

I didn't see it yesterday

I still can't see it...