Return of the gigahertz wars: New Chinese transistor uses bismuth instead of silicon to potentially sock it to Intel and TSMC with 40% more speed
Silicon has dominated the chip industry as its foundational material since, well, forever. But now researchers at Peking ...
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Beijing boffins create chips from Bismuth
More digestible than silicon Troubled Chipzilla and its mates at TSMC might want to start sweating because a bunch of Beijing ...
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Green bismuth
2). Bismuth is mainly found in the ores bismuthinite (bismuth sulfide) and bismite (bismuth oxide), but also occurs in its elemental state, in the form of crystals with an oxide layer of varying ...
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China’s new silicon-free chip beats Intel with 40% more speed and 10% less energy
Peking University researchers have developed a 2D transistor that operates 40% faster and uses 10% less energy than leading silicon chips.
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Beautiful bismuth crystals: why this mineral can look so surreal
This effect occurs due to the interference of light waves reflecting off multiple layers of a material, such as the thin oxide layer on a bismuth crystal. As light waves bounce off these layers ...
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Selective combustion provides energy-efficient alternative to remove pollutants from industrial processes
The research is published in Science. By using a bismuth oxide catalyst—a substance that speeds up a chemical reaction—the researchers can selectively burn one molecule in a mixture of ...
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Chinese scientists unveil world's fastest chip developed without silicon
The team, led by Peking University Professor Peng Hailin, has developed a self-engineered 2D transistor. The innovative ...
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Selective combustion provides energy-efficient alternative to remove pollutants from industrial processes
By using a bismuth oxide catalyst -- a substance that speeds up a chemical reaction -- the researchers can selectively burn one molecule in a mixture of combustibles. The researchers showed that ...