new material Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Tue, 16 Feb 2016 20:30:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 New Material Promises Fast Energy Saving Electronics https://www.greenoptimistic.com/new-material-promises-fast-energy-saving-electronics-20160216/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/new-material-promises-fast-energy-saving-electronics-20160216/#respond Tue, 16 Feb 2016 20:29:56 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=59248 Scientists developed a new one-atom thick material that allows fast movement of electrical charges. It can boost performance of electronics, while saving power. Scientists from University of Utah have developed a new type of 2D material, which has the potential to revolutionize electronics as we know them. The team claims that this new semiconductor allows charges to […]

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