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Study: Single-crystal nanowires of niobium arsenide may replace copper wires

5 pointsby giuliomagnificoyesterday at 12:08 PM1 commentview on HN

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taraindarayesterday at 4:58 PM

> niobium arsenide may not be a practical replacement for copper – arsenide is toxic, after all

So may it replace, or may it not replace? Title contradicts the closing statement.

Even still, awesome to see more alternatives advancement’s and improvements to synthesis processes. Faster testing is the real breakthrough in this piece.

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