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You get fun quantum effects, like electrons tunneling past closed gates, and circuits too small to properly carry an electron as well. Future efforts are to try to harness the quantum stuff to do calculations. Look up spintronics. This is where 1's and 0's are represented by electron spin, and is debatably considered the next step.
There are of course quantum computers, but that's a longer way off. One of the major issues is that by observing the quantum system, you may or may not change the result. There is a mod for minecraft called qcraft, that attempts to simulate these heady concepts on a macro scale, so it's easier to wrap your head around it.
In the meantime I think we'll probably see dual, triple, and even quadruple multicore processor motherboards becoming popular. It might also not be such a stretch to see a few more advancements in the way that processing is done, not unlike hyperthreading and multicore.
I agree with you that quantum computing and spintronics are the logical next step in terms of physical computing. I suspect that one of their biggest advantages will be that they won't be as limited by heat, which is perhaps another frontier of current computing if new materials and cooling methods can be devised.
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[–] Ghetto_Shitlord 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
You get fun quantum effects, like electrons tunneling past closed gates, and circuits too small to properly carry an electron as well. Future efforts are to try to harness the quantum stuff to do calculations. Look up spintronics. This is where 1's and 0's are represented by electron spin, and is debatably considered the next step.
There are of course quantum computers, but that's a longer way off. One of the major issues is that by observing the quantum system, you may or may not change the result. There is a mod for minecraft called qcraft, that attempts to simulate these heady concepts on a macro scale, so it's easier to wrap your head around it.
[–] west_pac 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
In the meantime I think we'll probably see dual, triple, and even quadruple multicore processor motherboards becoming popular. It might also not be such a stretch to see a few more advancements in the way that processing is done, not unlike hyperthreading and multicore.
I agree with you that quantum computing and spintronics are the logical next step in terms of physical computing. I suspect that one of their biggest advantages will be that they won't be as limited by heat, which is perhaps another frontier of current computing if new materials and cooling methods can be devised.