Thursday, November 12, 2026
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Glass does surprising things when stretched 1 atom wide. The discovery could help shrink electronics

Smartwatches worn on millions of wrists today pack vastly more processing power than the computers that helped Apollo astronauts land on the moon. But the scientific drive to go tiny has come at a cost: It means heat, electricity and energy now have much less room to flow through devices.

Glass does surprising things when stretched 1 atom wide. The discovery could help shrink electronics
Image: Phys.org
Smartwatches worn on millions of wrists today pack vastly more processing power than the computers that helped Apollo astronauts land on the moon. But the scientific drive to go tiny has come at a cost: It means heat, electricity and energy now have much less room to flow through devices.

Originally published at Phys.org

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