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Diamonds are a computer engineer’s best friend – Brisbane Times
Australian scientists have developed working diamond computer chips, opening the possibility of cheaper, faster and more powerful electronics.
But one of the disadvantages, and it is a big one, is that diamond naturally is not a conductor, so an electrical current will not pass through it.
The diamond circuit in its test casing.Credit:QUT
To get around the problem, the research team developed a solution.
We coat the diamond material in a very thin layer of metal oxide, just a few atoms thick, and that can actually turn the diamond surface from an insulator into a conductor, he said.
So you now have something that takes advantage of…
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