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Old 07-23-2002, 08:52 PM
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They have already discovered materials with no electrical resistance, making for NO heat. I'm guessing its too pricey/too hard to make into 60million transisors in about .5 cubic centimeters
do you mean super conductors. when metal/wire etc. reaches its transition temperature (-263 degrees C i think) it offers absolutely no resistance whatsoever (meaning no heat), eliminating the need for a voltage and therefore a power source. It is extremely expensive to keep it this cool, but they would have to case the whole computer in it as it is too bulky (the insulation required is a cm or more in 1 wire). it would be too impractical cos if anything DID go wrong it would probably cost hundreds or even thousands to put the whole assembly back together.
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