25.7.07

Antique engines inspire nano chip

Antique engines inspire nano chip

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"'What we are proposing is a new type of computing architecture that is only based on nano mechanical elements,' said Professor Robert Blick of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and one of the authors of the paper.

'We are not going to compete with high-speed silicon, but where we are competitive is for all of those mundane applications where you need microprocessors which can be slow and cheap as well.'

In addition to high-temperature automotive applications, Professor Blick envisaged nano mechanical chips being used in everything from toys to domestic appliances.
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Unlike today's computers, which are based on the movement of electrons around circuits to do useful calculations, the nano mechanical computer would use the push and pull of each tiny part to carry out calculations."
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