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A chip made with carbon nanotubes, not silicon, marks a computing milestone

The prototype could give rise to a new generation of faster, more energy-efficient electronics

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The sun may be setting on silicon. Now, computer chips made with carbon nanotubes (one pictured) are the up-and-comers.

G. Hills et al/Nature 2019

By Maria Temming

- More than 2 years ago

“Silicon Valley” may soon be a misnomer.

Inside a new microprocessor, the transistors — tiny electronic switches that collectively perform computations — are made with carbon nanotubes, rather than silicon.