I think the phrase" processing at the speed of light" is somewhat misleading.
The question is not how fast light or electrons move, but rather how fast the flow reached a stable lvl when the contacts of a switch meet(be this mechanical or inside a processor)
thats what resistance is, and expression of forces working against the flow of electrons.
I agree. And according to the flimsy details
provided by Reuters, it's not really a complete
processor, but a device which works in tandem
with a 'normal' DSP.
IF you could produce a CPU that had zero resistance, there would be no restriction of the flow of the elctrons and the amount of processing power would be theoretcly unlimited.Also this would produce no heat as heat is a by product of resistance.
Becasue of this I think the real future will
eventually lie with metallic hydrogen, if
scientists ever figure out a method to
stabilize it in such a state. They *have*
been able to control it long enough to measure
its resistivity...and the although the results
haven't been quite as spectacular as anticipated,
the potential for future applications (which
require near perfect conductance) is promising.
