Ultra-thin wires could play major role in the future of Quantum computing
PETER CAVE: As computers shrink in size and grow in power, the components that drive them are also getting smaller and smaller.
Researchers from the University of New South Wales have now made conducting silicon wires that are just four atoms across and one atom high.
The wires are 10,000 times thinner than a human hair and could play a vital role in the next generation of quantum computers.
Professor Michelle Simmons is the director of the University's Centre of Excellence for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology.
She spoke to Timothy McDonald.
MICHELLE SIMMONS: We've made these very thin wires in silicon and they still conduct with the same resistivity as if there were really thick wires and I guess that is something that was I guess unexpected because normally when you make wires very thin, the thinner you make them the more resistant they get and what we've shown is that we can keep the resistivity very low down to the atomic scale.
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