Using DNA molecules, scientists at IBM have come upon a scientific advancement for the semiconductor industry, which when worked out will guarantee faster, more powerful, more efficient and smaller computer chips. In their experiments, the scientists have devised a kind of DNA scaffolding, which causes the DNA to be arranged in such a pattern on the chip that millions of tiny carbon nanotubes and nanoparticles can be deposited on it.
The 45 nanometer process has brought the computer chip’s efficiency and size to very small levels, yet the minds behind this innovation believe there is scope to further minimize the size, efficiency and cost. Therefore, relying on the DNA molecules ability to self assemble in small forms of triangles, squares and stars, the scientist have got the DNA solution poured over the lithographic templates, over which millions of nanotubes or nanoparticles are layered and held on by scaffolding to form tiny integrated circuits. It is too early to pass judgment or to chalk out its practical feasibility, but the scientists are enthusiastic about the technique and see it having a potential future.
Via: PCWorld/Guardian
