Robot Builders

As computer chips are getting smaller and smaller, it becomes crucial to find new ways to connect them. Canadian researchers have developed a method to produce self-assembled nanowires that are 5,000 times longer than they are wide. They’ve been able to obtain nanowires measuring only 10 nanometers in width, but with a length of 50 microns. These nanowires could be used in about 10 years or more when the semiconductor industry reaches the 10-nanometer limit.