From the BBC:

"I never thought I'd live long enough to see this happen," Professor Chua told the Associated Press.

Details of an entirely new kind of electronic device, which could make chips smaller and far more efficient, have been outlined by scientists.

The new components, described by scientists at Hewlett-Packard, are known as "memristors".

The devices were proposed 40 years ago but have only recently been fabricated, the team wrote in the journal Nature.

[More...]           [Comments...]

Recommend on: