We've got a pretty smart bunch of nerds around here.
Australian scientists have produced a new two-dimensional material they believe could revolutionise the electronics market with thinner, faster and lighter gadgets.
a little more quote for those like me who dont want to have to click links
Silicon chips have reached their limit in terms of speed and ability to store an electrical charge. But RMIT University and CSIRO researchers have made a new flat material, made up of layers of crystal known as molybdenum oxides, which has properties that encourage the free flow of electrons at ultra-high speeds.
They say this could boost speed of communication and capacitance, the ability to store an electrical charge, using the same size chips as are used today.
now, all we have to do is bring it to market, and hold onto the knowladge and profit!! (but in truth we will no doubt outsource it, and miss out on billions of dollars)
plus it's the quality of the institutions, funding, support personnel and the wider scientific community here in general that makes us a world leader in all sorts of research shit hottery
plus it's the quality of the institutions, funding, support personnel and the wider scientific community here in general that makes us a world leader in all sorts of research shit hottery
Just remember The Queensland and Federal Government have decided to withdraw funding across many universities to force their budgets into the black ASAP. Seems pretty short sighted, but o well. We don't need to keep our research efforts very high anyway, because our manufacturing industry is chippers .....
Australian scientists have produced a new two-dimensional material they believe could revolutionise the electronics market with thinner, faster and lighter gadgets.
two-dimensional material
two-dimensional
Uh, what?
Not sure if bad journalism or fundamental shift in reality?
If a material is very thin, i.e. a monolayer, then it can be considered a two-dimensional material. Graphene is considered a 2D material, for instance. Nanotubes are considered a 1D material.
In special transistors, the channel is made up of what is called a two dimensional electron gas (2DEG). While the thickness of this 2DEG is finite, its lateral dimensions are of course much much larger.
If a material is very thin, i.e. a monolayer, then it can be considered a two-dimensional material. Graphene is considered a 2D material, for instance. Nanotubes are considered a 1D material.In special transistors, the channel is made up of what is called a two dimensional electron gas (2DEG). While the thickness of this 2DEG is finite, its lateral dimensions are of course much much larger.
So basically, they're calling it 2d when it's not ACTUALLY 2d, but rather just really damn thin.
now, all we have to do is bring it to market, and hold onto the knowladge and profit!! (but in truth we will no doubt outsource it, and miss out on billions of dollars)
Australians never take their babies to term, they manage to get pregnant with an idea, maternally grow it to being a fetus but always someone overseas cuts it out and delivers it as a baby to raise and grow.
Number 1 reason is noone in australia funds things to make them marketable properly.
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