Carbon Nanotubes Outperform Copper Nanowires as Interconnects; Scientists create robust quantum models to compare key characteristics of copper and CNTs.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-13 March 2008-Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute: Carbon Nanotubes Outperform Copper Nanowires as Interconnects; Scientists create robust quantum models to compare key characteristics of copper and CNTs(C)1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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Troy, N.Y. -- Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have created a road map that brings academia and the semiconductor industry one step closer to realizing carbon nanotube interconnects, and alleviating the current bottleneck of information flow that is limiting the potential of computer chips in everything from personal computers to portable music players.

To better understand and more precisely measure the key characteristics of both copper nanowires and carbon...