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NEWS /en/news/145162/ Computer using carbon nanotube technology Basic device validates CNTs as potential successors to silicon semi- conductors 30.09.2013 - A team of Stanford engineers has built Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have long been consid- a basic computer using carbon nanotubes, a semi- ered as a potential successor to the silicon transis- conductor material that has the potential to launch a tor, said Professor Jan Rabaey, a world expert on new generation of electronic devices that run faster, electronic circuits and systems at UC Berkeley. while using less energy, than those made from sili- But until now it hasnt been clear that CNTs could con chips. fulfill those expectations. This unprecedented feat culminates years of ef- There is no question that this will get the attention forts by scientists around the world to harness this of researchers in the semiconductor community and promising material. entice them to explore how this technology can lead The achievement is reported in an article on the to smaller, more energy-efficient processors in the cover of Nature Magazine written by Max Shulaker next decade, Rabaey said. and other doctoral students in electrical engineering. Mihail Roco, senior advisor for Nanotechnology at The research was led by Stanford professors Sub-