In/outputs - a taste plate of stuff that’s passed through my feeds this week Tiny wire to have big impact on computers Quantum computing is one step closer with the development of a wire 10,000 times smaller than a human hair that has the same electrical resistivity of copper wiring. The wire was created by the Centre of Excellence for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology at the University of New South Wales and measures just four atoms wide and one atom tall. While the quantum computer is still awhile off yet, this technology marks as significant addition to the components needed to make one. ↷ Mitchell Nadin in The Australian, 6 January 2012. From Andy Warhol to Mark Twain, 400 Years of New York Diaries The…
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