They're
ridiculously small, they practically build
themselves, and they produce ultraviolet light.
These nanowire lasers promise to surpass today's
semiconductor lasers in passing data over
optical networks and packing data into storage
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Slimmer
chips handle fast nets
Building network chips in a deep freeze lets IBM
make them thinner, and therefore faster, than before,
making it easier for electronics to handle faster
optics.
Prototype
transistors promise speedy chips
Intel knows what the transistors on its chips will
look like in 2007. Now they just have to figure
out how to manufacture them.
Molecules
make short-term memory
Having a thousand molecules store one bit for 15
minutes doesn't sound impressive, but it's a big
step forward on the long road to molecular memory.
