Scientists use magnets to develop virtually zero energy superfast computing method
(World News Science)

Scientists have developed a method that can give computers the ability to carry out superfast data processing using light pulses instead of electricity. The research, published in the journal Nature, shows that magnets can be used to record computer data which consume virtually zero energy. Advertising The advance could possibly solve the problem of high energy costs accompanying data processing, according to researchers at the Lancaster University in the UK. Most data are encoded as binary information (0 or 1 respectively) through the orientation of tiny magnets, called spins, in magnetic hard-drives. The magnetic read/write head is used to set or...