Can carbon nanotubes be used in computer chips?

[alantheastronomer]

Are carbon nanotubes a viable substitute for wires in computer chips, which might be a solution for the heating problem?

 

[jedishrfu]

I think yes based on this article:

https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/news/how-carbon-nanotubes-could-help-replace-silicon-in-chip-fabrication/

http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017...n-nanotubes-make-world-s-smallest-transistors

You can google for more info too.

 

[anorlunda]

A partial solution. Not all the heating comes from wires.