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Vacuum transistors for space travel

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Nanoscale vacuum transistors fabricated on silicon carbide wafers could provide radiation-tolerant electronics for application in future spacecraft.

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Fig. 1: Vacuum transistors on silicon carbide wafers for space applications.

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