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The article gives 1/1000 the width of a human hair for 7 nanometers, but I think it's more like 1/10,000 isn't it? (taking about 70 micrometers for the hair's w
by ttctciyf 12y ago
The article gives 1/1000 the width of a human hair for 7 nanometers, but I think it's more like 1/10,000 isn't it? (taking about 70 micrometers for the hair's width, see [1])
Also a bit puzzled by "III-V materials: Today's chips usually use carbon, which is a member of group IV of the periodic table of the elements" - they mean "usually use silicon," right?
[1] : http://www.nano.gov/nanotech-101/what/nano-size http://www.nano.gov/nanotech-101/what/nano-size
- PhantomGremlin 12y agoThe article was silently updated. It now says: Today's chips usually use silicon, which is a member of group IV of the periodic table of the elements I hate it when authors/websites are too gutless to acknowledge mistakes, but instead just quietly change text.