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Nothing is like a vacuum

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Nanoscale charge channels combine the benefits of vacuum tubes with solid-state electronics.

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Figure 1: The evolution of vacuum electronics, showing critical dimension versus year.

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  1. Center for Materials and Electronic Technologies, RTI International, Research Triangle Park, 27709, North Carolina, USA

    Brian R. Stoner

  2. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Duke University, Durham, 27708, North Carolina, USA

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Stoner, B., Glass, J. Nothing is like a vacuum. Nature Nanotech 7, 485–487 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2012.130

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