| ▲ | throw0101d 8 hours ago | |
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There%27s_Plenty_of_Room_at_th... Yes, single-atom manipulation has already been demonstrated: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_(atoms) Can you make transistors using that technique? Can you smaller? | ||
| ▲ | dgfl 5 hours ago | parent [-] | |
You could make maybe ten transistors or so, but no more. That technique is quite literally pushing atoms one by one with a sharp needle. Not scalable, though maybe useful for some quantum computing platforms’ fabrication since we’re at early stages. And you could write nice sci-fi about subatomic transistors, but forget making them in this reality. | ||