Rise of the nanowire transistor [News]

We cherish our smartphones for delivering entertainment and information on the go, but their need for daily charging is a problem. Battery life can't get any shorter than it is today. (Well, it could, but consumers wouldn't be happy about it.) So when new smartphone models come on the market with microprocessors based on the latest foundry process, the increase in the number of transistors in the chips should be balanced by a reduction in the power that each transistor consumes. Compound-semiconductor nanowires may keep smartphones charged longer.