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Published online 14 August 2005 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news050808-17

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Nanotech transistor powers up

Carbon nanotubes could make for smaller circuits.

The first electrical switch made entirely from carbon nanotubes has been unveiled. Its inventors hope that it could help to replace silicon chips with faster, cheaper, smaller components.

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