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Variable resistor apparatus formed utilizing nanotechnology

  • US 6,995,649 B2
  • Filed: 01/31/2005
  • Issued: 02/07/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/12/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A variable resistor apparatus, comprising:

  • a plurality of nanoparticles disposed between two terminals, wherein said plurality of nanoparticles acts as an electrical resistance; and

    an electric field applied perpendicular to said plurality of nanoparticles across said two terminals resulting in an alignment of said nanoparticles over time and a decrease in said electrical resistance thereby providing a variable resistor apparatus.

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