100 Terahertz Processor Now Possible, According to Professor
By Josh Stump on Aug 17th, 2009 at 9:02PM
A new light technology, called a Spaser, has surfaced allowing for ultra-fast processors to be seen in the not so distant future. This new technology is similar to a laser but instead of photons it uses plasmons, which are only 44 nanometers across. This has opened the door to optical CPU’s small enough to use in consumer electronics. While there are optical CPUs in the world right now, none of them come even close to the size needed to be used in small electronics because they use lasers which cannot be miniaturized due to a photon’s physical size. Plasmons however, can concentrate these nano-particles in spaces similar to current consumer devices with speeds of 100 Terahertz.
via [Gizmodo]
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Awesome. Wasn’t spazer one of the weapon upgrades on Super Metroid?
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jadenewfie Reply on February 2nd, 2010 at 8:12 PM
@Lamilia, Sure was and if the name is a reference to that than I LOVE those researchers!!!!