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The silicon age may have an expiration date. A co-led by 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ Professor of Chemistry Haitao Liu in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences will explore using DNA to manufacture the necessary components for computer chips on hyper-thin materials.

While silicon forms the basis for current computer chips, components using the material can only shrink so small. Liu’s research — along with his colleagues at three other institutions — will make use of DNA as a template to create the necessary components for computer memory on materials like graphene, which are only a single molecule thick.