2065438+September 26, 2003 Stanford University announced on Wednesday that the first computer based on carbon nano-transistor technology has been tested and run successfully. The success of this experiment proves that human beings are expected to get rid of the current silicon crystal technology and produce new computer equipment in the near future. The British academic magazine Nature published the research results of Stanford University.

"This is the most complex electronic device made of carbon nanotubes," said Max Shulaker, co-author of the paper published by the research team of Stanford University. "There are many wild and unrestrained renderings in the field of nanotechnology. But people have never really determined that this technology can be used in a practical way as it is now. "

The research results of Stanford University are based on the technological achievements of several scientific research institutions, including IBM. Carbon nanotubes are coaxial circular tubes formed by stacking carbon atoms. This material has the characteristics of small volume, strong conductivity and fast switching speed, so when used in transistors, its performance and energy consumption are much better than those of traditional silicon materials.

The first nano-computer built by Sharakel's team actually only contains 178 carbon nanotubes, and the operating system only supports simple counting and arrangement functions. However, although the prototype seems simple, it is the research result of human beings for many years.