Dec 7, 2020
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The rapid shift towards working from home amid the COVID-19 pandemic has introduced new cybersecurity questions and issues for many organizations.
While the ubiquity of mobile and portable technology has helped many employees stay connected to their workplace through the pandemic, it has also created new cybersecurity risks for those accessing work files on personal computers and vice-versa, says Andrew Loschmann, chief operating officer of Field Effect.
Researchers Create Atom-Thin Transistor
Recently, researchers have demonstrated atom-thin molybdenum disulphide transistors that use half the voltage of typical transistors. What is molybdenum disulphide, what have the researchers achieved, and why is reducing the working voltage of a transistor important?
What is molybdenum disulphide?
Molybdenum disulphide (often shortened to Moly) is a compound that consists of molybdenum and sulphur with the chemical formula MoS2. The compound appears as a silvery black solid that is found naturally, and when mined, is processed to remove impurities such as carbon. While the applications for Moly generally include lubricants and as a catalyst, its electrical properties change when used in a monolayer and becomes a direct bandgap semiconductor.