Small turbine may alter to computer memory

Written by IT News on 7:54 AM

Advanced computer simulations conducted by Colin Lambert of Lancaster University recently led the design of the smallest turbine, a device consisting of 10 long and 1 productivity performance across carbon nanotube accommodated in two other wide nanotubes (see photo). As an electric current is pumped through two goals of maintaining the tube (rotor), it begins to rotate. In a small turbine in May one day form the basis of the smallest printer and could make the computer service at least 10 times smaller than those on the market today.

Although it has not been built yet, Adrian Bachtold of the Catalan Institute for Nanotechnology believes that this process must be simple, and with the help of current nanotechnology. Similar devices before they were still not with carbon nanotubes, but rather with the DNA strands, cellular transport proteins or even light sensitive molecules. The advantage of the newly elected designed turbine is that it's very simple to build and operate than others.

Typical turbines operate using the energy created by moving fluid. In the carbon nanotube turbines on the other hand is looking at energy electrons. Where the current draft electrons rotor spreading from the one end to another, and bouncing from one carbon atom to another. Finally, because the pattern of carbon nanotube of electrons will come to follow a spiral trajectory of the tube. Reaction force determined by the movement of electrons will eventually be defined in several nanotube, prompting a him to rotate in the direction opposite to that of electrons.

Besides the possibility of creating frictionless rotary devices, the new design of the turbine could provide the means to develop atom and molecule pumps through the nanotube, for better control in certain types of chemical reactions. "This is as nanoscale ink-jet printer," said Lambert.

Furthermore, it can be used to create arrays of small motors for storing and processing information.

"The work of Lambert Group is exciting, the proposed engines must be clear soon to Thai," said Bachtold, who did not participate in the study. Until then, however, more experiments must be performed to confirm the theoretical predictions.

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