Roland Piquepaille found news of research out of Portugal that has resulted in the first paper-based transistors (the original article is less informative than Roland's blog). More precisely, they've made the first field effect transistors (FET) with a... ...full story at slashdot
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Testing New Transistors In Space » slashdot Roland Piquepaille writes "Northwestern University researchers have developed new transistors which are currently tested on the International Space Station (ISS) to see how they react to cosmic radiation. These transistors, which are using a new kind of... |
| 18 Apr 08 |
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UK Scientists Make Transistor One Atom Long, 10 Atoms Wide » slashdot Bibek Paudel points out a story about the latest step forward in the development of nano-scale circuits. Researchers from the University of Manchester have created some of the smallest transistors ever, measuring only one atom by 10 atoms. The transistors... |
| 20 Jun 08 |
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Light-Emitting Particles Yield Faster Computing » slashdot schliz writes to tell us that researchers at the University of California San Diego are developing new transistors based on particles called 'excitons' in an attempt to speed up the interaction between computing and communications signals. "Excitons are... |
| 12 Nov 07 |
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Intel Launches next generation Micro Chips » digg A sophisticated new process crams up to 40% more transistors onto their 16 new chips. |
| 05 Feb 08 |
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Chips Pass Two Billion Milestone » digg The first chip to pack more than two billion transistors has been launched by silicon giant Intel. |