Posted on Jul 4, 2021
Scientists create world’s thinnest device that’s only two atoms thick
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classic final verse of 'the incredible shrinking man'**So close, the infinitesimal and the infinite; but suddenly i knew they were really the two ends of the...
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
"The world’s smallest piece of technology – only two atoms thick – has been created by researchers to store electric information.
Current state-of-the-art devices consist of tiny crystals that contain approximately one million atoms, one hundred atoms square. In a computer, these devices switch between two binary states (one and zero, yes and no, up and down) to encode and process information.
This is done incredibly rapidly, approximately one million times per second - akin to pressing a binary, on-off lightswitch very quickly.
Scientists say they can now make that process even more efficient. Reducing the size of the technology down to only two atoms enables the electrons to move through the layer at a greater speed. The difference is somewhat similar to a large button that requires a great amount of force to push, compared to a smaller, thinner one that requires less force."....
"The world’s smallest piece of technology – only two atoms thick – has been created by researchers to store electric information.
Current state-of-the-art devices consist of tiny crystals that contain approximately one million atoms, one hundred atoms square. In a computer, these devices switch between two binary states (one and zero, yes and no, up and down) to encode and process information.
This is done incredibly rapidly, approximately one million times per second - akin to pressing a binary, on-off lightswitch very quickly.
Scientists say they can now make that process even more efficient. Reducing the size of the technology down to only two atoms enables the electrons to move through the layer at a greater speed. The difference is somewhat similar to a large button that requires a great amount of force to push, compared to a smaller, thinner one that requires less force."....
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