lol, that was a pretty good comment. i'd only say that you know, the future and all that.. it's always suprising what them scientists will squeeze into a breadbox... even if this tech was only used for backbone/infrastructure or in large installation type environments it still seems like it'd be the logical conclusion, or at least direction for things to go. until we are flipping individual atoms with perfect precision things can only get tinier, eh?
The article connected two things that, actually, aren't linked at all. Consequently, the predictions and discussions are incorrect.
Manipulating atoms (plural, that is to say there are many in a BEC) with the BEC is an interesting thing. What was proposed by the scientists is an atomic transistor or a way of moving atoms around in a controlled fashion analogous to the way transistors can control the motion of electrons. With an atomic transistor and collections of BEC atoms, one might make "atomic circuits". That would be enable atoms to be moved around in a controlled fashion.
"Atomic-scale" circuits refer to electronic circuits that have size comparable to the size of individual atoms. Electrons move around, from single atom to single atom, in an atomic-scale circuit. If atomic-scale circuits can overcome their technical hurdles, then Moore's Law can be kept alive.
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lol, that was a pretty good comment. i'd only say that you know, the future and all that.. it's always suprising what them scientists will squeeze into a breadbox... even if this tech was only used for backbone/infrastructure or in large installation type environments it still seems like it'd be the logical conclusion, or at least direction for things to go. until we are flipping individual atoms with perfect precision things can only get tinier, eh?
The article connected two things that, actually, aren't linked at all. Consequently, the predictions and discussions are incorrect.
Manipulating atoms (plural, that is to say there are many in a BEC) with the BEC is an interesting thing. What was proposed by the scientists is an atomic transistor or a way of moving atoms around in a controlled fashion analogous to the way transistors can control the motion of electrons. With an atomic transistor and collections of BEC atoms, one might make "atomic circuits". That would be enable atoms to be moved around in a controlled fashion.
"Atomic-scale" circuits refer to electronic circuits that have size comparable to the size of individual atoms. Electrons move around, from single atom to single atom, in an atomic-scale circuit. If atomic-scale circuits can overcome their technical hurdles, then Moore's Law can be kept alive.