Stanford engineers build the first basic computer using carbon nanotubes

摘要

Researchers at Stanford built a basic computer using carbon nanotubes, a semiconductor material that has the potential to launch a new generation of electronic devices that run faster, while using less energy, than those made from silicon chips. This unprecedented feat culminates years of efforts by scientists around the world to harness this promising but quirky material. The research, led by Stanford professors Subhasish Mitra and H.S. Philip Wong, could galvanize efforts to find successors to silicon chips.