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Published online 29 January 2002 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news020128-2
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Cylinders make circuits spontaneously
Carbon nanotubes assemble themselves into electronic grids.
Tiny electrical circuits with a single molecule for each wire have been created in the United States1. These grids could replace silicon chips, making computers and memory devices much more compact and powerful than they are today.
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