Finnish physicist breaks barriers of quantum-limited heat conduction
Source: Paul Hamaker
Artistic impression of quantum-limited heat conduction of photons over macroscopic distances.
Photo used with permission from Heikka Valja.
The major stumbling block to the development of quantum computers is the efficient transport of heat from point A to point B. Quantum physicist Mikko Möttönen and his research group at Aalto University in Finland announced the development of a device that transports heat in a new way farther than heat has ever been transported in a computer chip. The revolutionary development was reported in the Feb. 1, 2016, edition of the journal Nature Physics.
The problem in developing an efficient and reliable quantum computer is the removal of the heat generated by a computer that processes information millions of time faster than any present computer. The researches developed a chip that incorporated the use of photons of light as a heat carrier in a transmission line with no electrical resistance. Testing of the device proved that heat could be transferred faster and father in a quantum computer than ever before. The device can carry heat about one meter. This is 100,000 times farther than any know mechanism.
Möttönen states that he feels like his team has really hit the jackpot. In the event that this method proves successful in developing a working quantum computer that is durable over time then Möttönen and his team will be extremely rich. A patented device based on this technology is easily transferable to computers, phones, and any portable device.
In scientific terms the group has developed a new type of heat transfer physics. The methodology is the same as heat transferred from a star. A video of the device and an explanation of the development can be seen here.
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