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SUMMARY:IET Cambridge Innovation Lecture 2008: 'Graphene - Beyond Silicon
 ’ - Dr Ernie Hill\, University of Manchester
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CONTACT:Ian Stevens
DESCRIPTION:IET Cambridge Local Network presents its Annual Innovation Lec
 ture\, 'Graphine - Beyond Silicon’\, by Dr Ernie Hill\, Director of the 
 Manchester Centre for Mesoscience and Nanotechnology\, University of Manch
 ester\, on Wednesday 29th October 2008 at 6:30pm (refreshments at 6:00pm) 
 at the Wolfson Theatre\, Churchill College\, Storey's Way\, Cambridge. All
  welcome.\n\n"http://www.iet-cambridge.org.uk/":http://www.iet-cambridge.o
 rg.uk/\n\n*Graphene*\n\nSince its discovery in 2004 at the University of M
 anchester graphene has been exciting much research interest worldwide. It 
 is a true two dimensional crystal consisting of a single layer of carbon a
 toms in a honeycomb structure that was originally thought to be unstable i
 n the free form. Its unusual electronic properties make it a candidate for
  making switching devices in logic circuits once device dimensions fall be
 low about 10nm. This is expected to happen between 2015 and 2020.\n\n*Erni
 e Hill*\n\nDr Ernie Hill joined the Electrical Engineering Department at V
 UM in 1981 and started work on thin film bias magnets for MR sensors with 
 Prof. G.R. “Pete” Hoffman where we produced the first AMR sensors bias
 ed with sputtered magnetic thin films. \n\nHe has been working on nanostru
 ctured thin films for magnetic sensors and their applications since then a
 nd is now a senior lecturer in the Department of Computer Science and a Di
 rector of the Center for Mesoscience and Nanotechnology in the EPS Faculty
  at the University of Manchester. His current research interests are in lo
 w noise magnetic sensing devices\, graphene spintronic devices and pattern
 ed data storage media. He has published over 100 articles and papers on th
 in magnetic films\, magnetic sensors and related topics.\n
LOCATION:Wolfson Hall\, Churchill College\, University of Cambridge
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