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HP's Crossbar Latch... Next-Gen Transistor?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the getting-smaller-getting-faster dept.

moojin writes "CNN.com reports that "in a paper published in Tuesday's Journal of Applied Physics, HP said three members of its Quantum Science Research group propose and demonstrate a "crossbar latch," which provides the signal restoration and inversion required for general computing without the need for transistors.""

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  1. Re:Can you say "invented"? by NewOrleansNed · · Score: 5, Funny

    I've personally never believed that whole "our ancestors invented the wheel" baloney. I mean, we went around carrying objects in bags and on our backs for millenia, and suddenly they invent a wheel AND an axel?!? Give me a break! They clearly reverse-engineered alien tech to get that working.

  2. Re:Can you say "invented"? by JPriest · · Score: 5, Funny

    Just think of it this way, with the new computing power you should be able to design the perfect tin foil hat.

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