Physicists create working transistor consisting of a single atom

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Physicists create working transistor consisting of a single atom:

" In a remarkable feat of micro-engineering, an international team of researchers, including physicists at the University of New South Wales in Australia, have created a working transistor consisting of a single atom placed precisely in a silicon crystal."

Physicists Create a Working Transistor From a Single Atom

By JOHN MARKOFF (NYT)

The team of scientists say their achievement lays the groundwork for quantum computing, which would involve technology much smaller and faster than is currently possible.

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