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Replica-of-first-transistor (Photo credit: Revolweb ) 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. .. .ero . Related articles Physicists Create a Working Transistor From a Single Atom (science.slashdot.org) Single-atom transistor busts the records (hazima.wordpress.com) World abuzz over single-atom transistor which "may yield computer with unparalleled computational efficiency" (nakedsecurity.sophos.com) Single-at...

Image via Wikipedia The Atomic Heritage Foundation - Home : "The Atomic Heritage Foundation (AHF), founded by Cynthia Kelly in 2002, is a nonprofit organization in Washington, DC , dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of the Manhattan Project and the Atomic Age and its legacy. The Foundation's goal is to provide the public not only a better understanding of the past but also a basis for addressing scientific, technical, political, social and ethical issues of the 21st century." .. .ero . Related articles City of Wonder will soon leap into the Atomic Age! (games.com) Atomic Age tiki time on the model railroad (mt-soft.com.ar) City Of Wonder: Atomic Age has arrived, blinds us with lasers and music (games.com) Tracing the Manhattan Project (technologyreview.in) Atomic Age tiki time on the model railroad (makezine.com) START and Reagan: My response to Tripp Baird of the Heritage Foundation (thehill.com) Tiny laser light show illuminates quantum...