Dense Chip Schematic (IMAGE)
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The sawtooth ridges formed by cutting and heating a sapphire crystal, shown at top, serves to guide the self-assembly of nanoscale elements into an ordered pattern over arbitrarily large surfaces. Researchers say the new, easy-to-implement technique may transform the data storage industry.
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Image by Dong Hyun Lee, UMass Amherst
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