August 08, 2002

using single silicon atoms as 0/1 switch..

http://www.trnmag.com/Stories/2002/080702/Ultimate_memory_demoed_080702.html

Interesting article...

"The researchers realized they had hit upon a mechanism for atomic
memory when they discovered that scattering gold atoms on a silicon
wafer caused the silicon atoms to assemble into tracks exactly five
atoms wide. The pattern resembled the microstructure of a CD..."

must be hard to count! ;-}

Posted by Steve at August 8, 2002 08:08 AM