[NJARC] The Return of the Vacuum Tube

[Dave Sica]

NASA research: New 'vacuum tube' is 10 times faster than the fastest transistors. "The new device is a cross between today's transistors and the vacuum tubes of yesteryear. It's small and easily manufactured, but also fast and radiation-proof. Meyyappan, who co-developed the "nano vacuum tube," says it is created by etching a tiny cavity in phosphorous-doped silicon." From sciencemag.org. Story at: http://bit.ly/Kzqih1