'Momentum Computing' Pushes Technology's Thermodynamic Limits

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April 05, 2022

Dear Reader, Computing generates heat—open too many applications or windows, and you'll start to feel heat emanating from the machine and possibly hear cooling fans whir into high gear. But a new method called "momentum computing" promises to produce only a fraction of the warmth that traditional techniques do.

Sophie Bushwick, Associate Editor, Technology

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