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'Reversible' Computers More Energy Efficient

Posted by Hemos on from the faster-but-does-it-work dept.

James Clark writes "As Congress continues work on a federal energy bill, a group of University of Florida researchers is working to implement a radical idea for making computers more energy efficient -- as well as smaller and faster." Reversible computing rears its head again.

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  1. I have one of those jackets ... by didjit · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Its cool cause sometimes I feel like wearing blue and sometimes black. They work best on an every other day cycle. People think I can afford two jackets.

  2. What about cars? by xanderwilson · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Don't cars still use less than 50% of the energy they consume and the rest is released as heat? If we haven't figured that out yet on a longer timeline, then how long do they expect this to take? And if it is realistic, then how much more powerful are oil companies politically than electric power companies that the latter are going to just stand by and let this happen?

    Alex.