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- Carbon nanotube transistors outperform silicon http://news.wisc.edu/for-first-time-carbon-nanotube-transistors-outperform-silicon/ 42 comments
- IBM creates 9nm carbon nanotube transistor that outperforms silicon http://www.extremetech.com/computing/115657-ibm-creates-9nm-carbon-nanotube-transistor-outperforms-silicon 31 comments
- For the first time, living cells have formed carbon-silicon bonds http://www.sciencealert.com/for-the-first-time-living-cells-have-formed-carbon-silicon-bonds 72 comments science
- Honor unveils the first silicon-carbon battery with 12.8% higher energy density [GSMArena] https://www.gsmarena.com/honor_unveils_the_first_siliconcarbon_battery_with_128_higher_energy_density-news-57716.php 108 comments android
- What are silicon-carbon batteries used in new phones and how are they different from conventional lithium-ion batteries? https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/mobile-tabs/silicon-carbon-battery-technology-explained-9675640/lite/ 30 comments hardware
- Carbon vs. Silicone in transistor construction... which is better? http://www.thelivingcosmos.com/TheNatureofLife/SiliconVsCarbon_12May06.html 11 comments askscience
- Modified bacterial enzyme used to bind silicon and carbon for the first time http://www.nature.com/news/living-cells-bind-silicon-and-carbon-for-the-first-time-1.21037 12 comments science
- For first time, carbon nanotube transistors outperform silicon http://phys.org/news/2016-09-carbon-nanotube-transistors-outperform-silicon.html 17 comments technology
- For first time, carbon nanotube transistors outperform silicon http://news.wisc.edu/for-first-time-carbon-nanotube-transistors-outperform-silicon/ 57 comments hardware
- For first time, carbon nanotube transistors outperform silicon transistors http://news.wisc.edu/for-first-time-carbon-nanotube-transistors-outperform-silicon/ 44 comments science
- New Carbon Based Transistors are (10x Faster than Silicon) and much Cheaper http://www.nextenergynews.com/news1/next-energy-news12.20c.html 13 comments reddit.com
- Silicon Is Reaching its Limits. Up Next: Carbon Nanotubes https://singularityhub.com/2019/09/03/silicon-is-reaching-its-limits-are-carbon-nanotubes-next 4 comments science
- Computer chips made with carbon nanotubes, not silicon, have arrived https://www.sciencenews.org/article/chip-carbon-nanotubes-not-silicon-marks-computing-milestone?utm_source=Reddit&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=r_science 21 comments hardware
- Nanotechnology Breakthrough: Carbon Nanotubes Outperform Silicon Electronics https://hacked.com/nanotechnology-breakthrough-carbon-nanotubes-outperform-silicon-electronics/ 5 comments technology
- IBM creates 9nm carbon nanotube transistor that outperforms silicon http://www.extremetech.com/computing/115657-ibm-creates-9nm-carbon-nanotube-transistor-outperforms-silicon 102 comments technology
- For first time, engineers have created carbon nanotube transistors that outperform state-of-the-art silicon transistors. http://phys.org/news/2016-09-carbon-nanotube-transistors-outperform-silicon.html 22 comments science
- A chip made with carbon nanotubes, not silicon, marks a computing milestone https://istoryline.com/a-chip-made-with-carbon-nanotubes-not-silicon-marks-a-computing-milestone/ 14 comments worldnews
- From the "Technology keep improving" department: For first time, carbon nanotube transistors outperform silicon http://phys.org/news/2016-09-carbon-nanotube-transistors-outperform-silicon.html 4 comments btc
- Carbon nanotube computer chips will consume just 1/1000th of the power that current silicon chips do. http://www.fastcolabs.com/3018322/this-is-what-comes-after-silicon-chips 26 comments technology
- Sayonara, silicon? Engineers build first carbon nanotube computer - latimes.com http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-carbon-nanotube-computer-silicon-20130927,0,1277167.story 3 comments technology
- Light, flexible and radiation-resistant: Organic solar cells for space. Radiation testing suggests that solar cells made from carbon-based, or organic, materials could outperform conventional silicon and gallium arsenide for generating electricity in space. https://news.umich.edu/light-flexible-and-radiation-resistant-organic-solar-cells-for-space/ 2 comments science
- Scientists modify solar technology. They found that they could produce carbon monoxide at 87% efficiency, meaning the system using the modified silicon photoelectrodes is comparable to or better than systems using traditional metal electrodes, such as gold or platinum. https://chem.unc.edu/news/chemistry-researchers-modify-solar-technology-to-produce-a-less-harmful-greenhouse-gas/ 20 comments science
- Move over, Silicon Valley. Engineers are quitting for climate tech. "Ultimately the companies' scorecard is ‘How many products did you sell? Our scorecard is ‘How much carbon dioxide did we remove?’” Want to be excited and proud of what you’re doing? https://www.protocol.com/climate/tech-workers-quitting-climate-jobs 93 comments futurology
- The birth of the carbon removal market | Could a pioneering investment initiative from an alliance of Silicon Valley stalwarts catalyse the levels of carbon removal needed to limit global warming to 1.5°C? https://www.energymonitor.ai/tech/carbon-removal/the-birth-of-the-carbon-removal-market 4 comments climate
- Silicon Valley’s largest accelerator is looking for carbon-sucking technologies — including one that could become ‘the largest infrastructure project ever’ https://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-accelerator-y-combinator-startups-remove-co2-2018-10 68 comments science
- Scientists create first conducting carbon nanowire, opening the door for all-carbon computer architecture, predicted to be thousands of times faster and more energy efficient than current silicon-based systems https://news.berkeley.edu/2020/09/24/metal-wires-of-carbon-complete-toolbox-for-carbon-based-computers/ 466 comments science
- A new addition to the carbon family, pentadiamond, exhibit the unusual property of becoming thicker when stretched and is predicted to be light like graphite, hard like diamond and semiconducting like silicon. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02061-6 22 comments science
- A new addition to the carbon family, pentadiamond, is predicted to be light like graphite, hard like diamond and semiconducting like silicon and exhibit the unusual property of becoming thicker when stretched. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02061-6 9 comments science
- A chip made with carbon nanotubes, not silicon, marks a computing milestone - The prototype could give rise to a new generation of faster, more energy-efficient electronics https://www.sciencenews.org/article/chip-carbon-nanotubes-not-silicon-marks-computing-milestone 21 comments hardware
- Researchers developed first computer chip made with thousands of carbon nanotubes, not silicon. Achievement marks a computing milestone. Carbon nanotube chips may ultimately give rise to a new generation of faster, more energy-efficient electronics https://www.sciencenews.org/article/chip-carbon-nanotubes-not-silicon-marks-computing-milestone?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=r_science 3 comments artificial
- The first computer chip made with thousands of carbon nanotubes, not silicon, marks a computing milestone. Carbon nanotube chips may ultimately give rise to a new generation of faster, more energy-efficient electronics. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/chip-carbon-nanotubes-not-silicon-marks-computing-milestone?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=r_science 1258 comments science
- Dublin based start-up, Silicon Kingdom Holdings, in partnership with Arizona State University, to build carbon capture 'farms' capable of removing up to 4 million metric tons of carbon from the atmosphere per year, at a cost of less than $100 dollars per ton. https://www.technologyreview.com/s/613447/startups-looking-to-suck-c02-from-the-air-are-suddenly-luring-big-bucks/ 81 comments science
- If elements in groups generally share similar properties (ie group 1 elements react violently) and carbon and silicon are in the same group, can silicon form compounds similar to how carbon can form organic compounds? https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/af5lhn/if_elements_in_groups_generally_share_similar/ 251 comments askscience
- Graphene takes a step towards renewable fuel - Researchers are working to develop a method to convert water and carbon dioxide to renewal fuel, such as ethanol and methane, using the energy from the sun and graphene applied to the surface of cubic silicon carbide. https://liu.se/en/news-item/grafen-i-flera-lager-nyckeln-till-fornybart-bransle 17 comments science
- What makes elements with the same number of valence electrons (like Carbon and Silicon) chemically different? What causes them to act differently at all? https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/8vf7al/what_makes_elements_with_the_same_number_of/ 4 comments askscience
- Scientists created two-dimensional Gallenene, a thin film of conductive material that is to gallium what graphene is to carbon. The novel material appears to have an affinity for binding with semiconductors like silicon and could make an efficient metal contact in two-dimensional electronic devices. http://news.rice.edu/2018/03/09/flat-gallium-joins-roster-of-new-2-d-materials/ 7 comments science
- Could Carbon-group elements like Silicon and Tin form complex chains just like Carbon? (i.e. Hydrocarbons) https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/7h8mip/could_carbongroup_elements_like_silicon_and_tin/ 19 comments askscience
- A team of scientists believes they've found a way to convert CO2 emissions into energy-rich fuel in a carbon-neutral cycle that uses a very abundant natural resource - silicon. The potential result: energy without harmful emissions. http://scienmag.com/university-of-toronto-scientists-solve-puzzle-of-converting-gaseous-carbon-dioxide-to-fuel/ 28 comments science
- Graphene conducts electricity ten times better than expected: Carbon layers grown on silicon carbide conduct electricity even better than theory predicted http://www.nature.com/news/graphene-conducts-electricity-ten-times-better-than-expected-1.14676 9 comments science
- Future computer chips made out of graphene - carbon sheets 1 atom thick - could be faster than silicon chips and operate at lower power. http://www.cellular-news.com/story/48576.php 16 comments science