Currently, transistors in computer chips represent binary information by
holding onto electrons (a “1”) or dumping them to ground (“0”). This
means that as you write and record information, your computer has to
shuttle a lot of electrons around, which uses a lot of energy. Wolkow’s
circuit design encodes information by altering the single atoms in the
circuit.* For example, some atoms would have electrons attached to them
("1") and others would not ("0"). By making atoms exchange electrons
back and forth, you can represent different binary numbers. So to record
data, you just need enough energy to rearrange the electrons, which is
much less than what you’d need to move around torrents of them.
Definitely can't see anything going wrong with this
Universal constructor when?
Gray goo when
Within six months.
have they already discussed the matter with the senator?
Oh yes!
I'll be getting freshly prepared chocolate mouse out of a synthesizer in no time.
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