Computer of one-atom-thick carbon tubes built

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Engineers build computer of one-atom-thick carbon tubes

American engineers said Wednesday they had built the first computer made entirely of microscopic carbon "nanotubes" -- a big step in the quest for faster, ever-smaller electronic devices.

While performing only basic functions at speeds likened to a 1950s computer, the tiny machine was hailed as a breakthrough in the search for an alternative to silicon transistors, which control the electricity flow in computer microchips.

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are rolled-up, single-layer sheets of carbon atoms -- tens of thousands can fit into the width of a single human hair. They are pliable and have the highest strength-to-weight ratio of any known material.

http://www.newsdaily.com/article/f2854289d85ad013c7ed8e74221cb839/engineers-build-computer-of-one-atom-thick-carbon-tubes

[Taun]

I think this could easily be as massive a game changer as the silicon IC was or the transistor before it...

Since carbon is a better conductor than silicon is (less resistance) I would imagine that this would also generate less system heat than the current technology does... And in the cyber world heat is a problem...