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Move over, silicon: Advances pave way for powerful carbon-based electronics

12-18-2007 · EurekAlert!

Bypassing decades-old conventions in making computer chips, engineers developed a novel way to replace silicon with carbon on large surfaces, clearing the way for new generations of faster, more powerful cell phones, computers and other electronics.

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