36#NANOPOLYMER TECHNOLOGY

Abstract

Nanotechnology involves working with matter at the scale of one-billionth of a meter (1 nanometer). It refers to the manipulation of matter on the minutest scale, i.e. atoms and molecules.

According to Moore’s law, the number of transistors on a chip doubles every 18 months. Going by this law, current standards would no longer be feasible. Carbon Nanotubes technology is under progress and it will take quit a lot of time for practical implementation.

NEW NANOPOLYMER CONCEPT

0’s and 1’s make up the digital information and we try to cram as much information as possible. Our Nanopolymer setup uses thousands of nano-sharp tips to punch indentations representing individual bits into a thin plastic polymer film. The result is similar to a nanotech version of the 'punch card' but this technology is re-writeable and may be able to store more than 3 billion bits of data in the space occupied by just one hole in a standard punch card. The indentations that are left on the polymer film measure about 10 nanometers each and carry a digitized version of the data. A punched indentation may refer to as 0 or 1. Practical implementation of this technology is possible.