![]() By avoiding using binary bits, the device could process an amount of information analogous to that of quantum computers. In contrast to ordinary computers, which store information as a series of bits, in Kos and Dunkel’s liquid crystal computer, the information would translate the data into a series of defective orientations, where every different degree of misalignment with other molecules would codify a specific value. This uniformity is however key for building a liquid crystal computer, according to Kos. In the case of nematic liquid crystals, these molecules are mostly parallel to each other, to the point of the odd molecule that faces the wrong way having to be removed for the development of TV screens. Liquid crystals consist of rod-shaped molecules that slosh around like a fluid. ![]() If successful, the computer design made by Žiga Kos at the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia and Jörn Dunkel at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology would provide an alternative to electronics for the building of computers. ![]() A pair of researchers have found evidence suggesting that a new kind of computer could be built based on liquid crystals rather than silicon.Īccording to the article published in the journal Science Advances, the computer would be built using the orientation of the liquid crystal molecules - similar to those found in LCD TVs – to store data, with calculations expected to look like "ripples" through the liquid. ![]()
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