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Northwestern researchers develop bistable nanoswitch
10-13-2006 · EurekAlert!Carbon nanotubes (CNT) have been under intense study by scientists all over the world for more than a decade and are being thought of as ideal building blocks for nanoelectromechanical systems. Northwestern University scientists have demonstrated a novel carbon nanotube-based nanoelectromechanical switch exhibiting bistablity based on current tunneling, a device that could help advance technological developments in memory chips and electronic sensing devices.
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