Graphene enables clock rates in the terahertz range: Researchers pave the way for graphene-based nanoelectronics of the future -- ScienceDaily

Holy crap this is cool! The future of computing looks like it may well be on its way. Between graphene, quantum computing, AI, and machine learning, and blockchains the tech/research world is seemingly honing in on the next evolution of computing. 

The long-awaited experimental proof of extremely efficient terahertz high harmonics generation in graphene has succeeded with the help of a trick: The researchers used graphene that contains many free electrons, which come from the interaction of graphene with the substrate onto which it is deposited, as well as with the ambient air. If these mobile electrons are excited by an oscillating electric field, they share their energy very quickly with the other electrons in graphene, which then react much like a heated fluid: From an electronic "liquid," figuratively speaking, an electronic "vapor" forms within the graphene. The change from the "liquid" to the "vapor" phase occurs within trillionths of a second and causes particularly rapid and strong changes in the conductivity of graphene. This is the key effect leading to efficient frequency multiplication.

I am pretty astounded by the fact that the graphene is a harmonic generator in this capacity. It hearkens to the mythical"Over-Unity Machine", but this is an actual material that is being worked with by scientists. It's a shame that the production of graphene is so limited currently since it is showing such incredible potential for the future.

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