New silicon nanowires can really take the heat: A game-changing discovery could speed up computer processors simply by conducting more heat - Science Daily

A research team has demonstrated an ultrathin silicon nanowire that conducts heat 150% more efficiently than conventional materials used in advanced chip technologies. The device could enable smaller, faster, energy-efficient microelectronics.

Scientists have demonstrated a new material that conducts heat 150% more efficiently than conventional materials used in advanced chip technologies.The device -- an ultrathin silicon nanowire -- coul… [+9112 chars]

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