Supercomputers-beyond today's supercomputers

Advanced technologies and their potential for the next generation of supercomputers are addressed. Among them are bacteria serving as lithographic masks, computer chips grown from organic molecules, beams of light in free space acting as input/output 'buses', and architectures without logi...

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Published in:IEEE spectrum 1992-09, Vol.29 (9), p.72-75
Main Author: Bell, T.E.
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Assembly
Glass
Logic gates
Microorganisms
Optical fiber networks
Quantum computing
Quantum dots
Space technology
Supercomputers
Wires
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Summary:Advanced technologies and their potential for the next generation of supercomputers are addressed. Among them are bacteria serving as lithographic masks, computer chips grown from organic molecules, beams of light in free space acting as input/output 'buses', and architectures without logic gates that yield an answer without calculations. The need for a universal computational model for parallel processing is discussed. The use of neural networks is considered.< >
ISSN:0018-9235
1939-9340
DOI:10.1109/6.155714