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According to Lieber, the problem with current microchip fabrication methods is that the smaller the scale becomes, the higher the cost. Liebers says a "different approach" is necessary to make even smaller chips possible...
Moore's law, developed by Gordon Moore, one of the founders of the computer processor manufacturer Intel, states that the number of calculations a microchip can do doubles approximately every eighteen months...
According to Lieber, using the bottom-up approach to make logical devices involves steps where the parts of a microchip are first fabricated and then arranged to form complex logical devices...
Making the basic units of a microchip in nanoscale is challenging in itself. The Lieber group has used nanowires made of silicon with added chemical impurities that allow the material to conduct some electricity...
Eyestrain's friend Hiiro, a more stereotypical geek with Coke-bottle spectacles and a microchip key-chain dangling from his belt, doesn't dabble in credit cards and says he has "knocked some sense" into his pal. (Tapping into other people's Internet accounts, however, is still considered fair game.) Both men would prefer to go legit and offer their services as security advisers to local ISPs. They're not getting far. "They just ignore us," says Hiiro. When their user databases get hacked and they find a few thousand missing credit card numbers, these websites and isps may regret...