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IBM Research Aims to Make More Efficient Chips for Laptops and Smartphones With This Tech

The dream of having Carbon Nanotubes revolutionizing microchip design is closer to a reality now than ever before. Theoretically, replacing today’s silicon-based variety could result in chips that are 6 to 10 times faster using far less electricity.


Additionally, the Carbon Nanotubes will result in new types of technology e.g. injectable microchips, bendable computers, or Nano-machines that can target cancer cells. With the breakthrough made by a team of IBM researchers, carbon Nanotubes are about to become a reality.

Nanomaterials are defined as incredibly small, making them incredibly hard to work with. The problem with Nanomaterials is that they have to be assembled to come up with structures. Therefore, chiseling patterns into carbon Nanotubes is proven incredibly difficult. IBM scientists George Tulevski explains that it is impossible to place Nano-tubes one at a time into the pattern you want. As a result, Tulevski and team have deviated from traditional ‘top down’ approach. The Nanotubes are treated with chemicals that cause them to assemble themselves into new structures. This method is similar to growing a crystal that carving a statue.

A darling in the 1980s to 90s science fiction, Nano-technology is effectively making a comeback. The researchers at IBM are making steady progress. However, it will take the time to make processors that are faster than the current silicon chips. So for now, silicon chips are the way to go.



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