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Christoph Boehme, a physicist of the University of Utah demonstrated that it is possible to measure the nuclear spin of phosphorus atoms embedded in silicon using “very subtle electric currents.” Boehme stated that this discovery is a great advancement in the development of the “phosphorus-and-silicon quantum computer,” for it presents “a new way to read data.”
This discovery sounds very hopeful for the development of future CPUs. As of now according to Moore’s Law, which stated that the growth of CPU processing speeds will increase at an exponential rate, we should have CPUs that are capable of processing at over 10 GHz. However, being unable to make the transistors smaller on the chip, our CPU speeds have plateaued at around 3.2 GHz. Consequently, we have resorted to other techniques such as hyperthread and multicore technology to improve CPU performance. Moreover, many believe that the next phase of the “evolution” of computers will include more AI-type features such as more automation and natural language input/output. However, many of the functions are not possible unless you want a PC the size of a building.
However, the development of quantum computers presents great hope for much faster computers. While consumer use of such technology is still years away, such superfast CPUs will definitely improve our experience in CPU-intensive tasks such as gaming, video and photo editing, etc.
To those scientists developing this technology, thank you and good luck!
News source: Technology News Daily
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