[decimon]

Caption: This is a digital model showing how molybdenite can be integrated into a transistor.

Credit: Credit: EPFL

Usage Restrictions: With Mention

[decimon]

More Moore ping.

[Free Vulcan]

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[All Blue State]

There is a shortage of Molybdenum, as referenced in this article from 2009. My friend’s spouse works for a pharmaceutical company and struggles to find the molybdenum required for medications mixed that are used for heart procedures.
http://www.news-medical.net/news/20090805/World-shortage-of-molybdenum-may-hinder-nuclear-medicine-services.aspx

[hosepipe]

A whole mountain of molybdenite has been found in Alaska.. also gold, silver and copper..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pebble_Mine

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

the 1.8 volt band-gap the article cites would potentially be a fairly big deal. Silicon is .6 - .7 volts. It “could” change a lot of things with regards to circuitry art. I tend to doubt the 1/10,000 current consumption target stated, but it could be 1/100th.

[Sawdring]

I think Molybdenite explains time travel.

[sionnsar]

Small FET

[Moltke]

that it can be used to make transistors that consume 100,000 times less energy in standby state

Ok, that's when it's not doing anything. Is there any benefit when it is actually doing its job?

[bigbob]

“transistors that consume 100,000 times less energy”

Well there you go. Greenistors.

[Koracan]

..the brain should be able to do about 10 exp12 to 10 exp14 operations per second ...other estimates 10 exp16 synapse operations per second...

...new Supercomputer Can Do 50 Trillion Operations (10 exp12) Per Second...

It seems we are getting there slowly.

[bmwcyle]

ping

[NoLibZone]

This is a press release.

I am still waiting for the various Algea to gasoline press releases to make any impact.

[backwoods-engineer]

Very cool; thanks for posting. I need some MoS₂ FETs to try out!