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FUTURE COMPUTER - AN EGG CARTON OF LIGHT !!

Scientists at Ohio State University have taken a step toward the development of powerful new computers - by making tiny holes that contain nothing at all.

The holes - dark spots in an egg carton-shaped surface of laser light - could one day cradle atoms for quantum computing.

Worldwide, scientists are racing to develop computers that exploit the quantum mechanical properties of atoms, so-called quantum computers could enable much faster computing than is possible today. One strategy for making quantum computers involves packaging individual atoms on a chip so that laser beams can read quantum data. Scientists have recently designed a chip with a top surface of laser light that functions as an array of tiny traps, each of which could potentially hold a single atom. The design could enable quantum data to be read the same way CDs are read today.They've been able to form about a billion gaseous rubidium atoms into a pea-sized cloud with magnetic fields. Now they are working to move that cloud into position above a chip supporting the optical lattice. Theoretically, if they release the atoms above the chip in just the right way, the atoms will fall into the traps. Other research teams have created similar arrays, called optical lattices, but those designs present problems that could make them hard to use in practice. Other lattices lock atoms into a multi-layered cube floating in free space. But manipulating atoms in the center of the cube would be difficult. The Ohio State lattice has a more practical design, with a single layer of atoms grounded just above a glass chip. Each atom could be manipulated directly with a single laser beam. The lattice forms where two sets of laser beams cross inside a thin transparent coating on the chip. The beams interfere with each other to create a grid of peaks and valleys, the egg carton-shaped pattern of light. The physicists expected to see that much when they first modeled their lattice design on computer. But to their surprise, the simulations showed that each valley contained a dark spot, a tiny empty sphere surrounded by electric fields that seemed ideally suited for trapping single atoms and holding them in place. Currently in laboratory, the scientists are able to create an optical lattice of light, though the traps are too tiny to see with the naked eye. The next step is to see if the traps actually work as the model predicts.Trapping atoms is the first step towards making a quantum memory chip. A working computer based on the design is a few years away they predict.
So far, they've been able to form about a billion gaseous rubidium atoms into a pea-sized cloud with magnetic fields. Now they are working to move that cloud into position above a chip supporting the optical lattice. Theoretically, if they release the atoms above the chip in just the right way, the atoms will fall into the traps. Should they succeed, the payoff is potentially huge. Both the government and industry are interested in quantum computing because traditional chips are expected to reach a kind of technological speed limit in a decade or so. When that happens, faster, more powerful computers will require a new kind of hardware.

A “bit” in normal computer chips can only encode data as one of two possibilities: either a one or a zero -- the numbers that make up binary code. But if quantum theorists are correct, quantum bits, or qubits, will enable more efficient problem solving because a qubit can simultaneously encode both a zero and a one. This allows the quantum computer to efficiently carry out a large number of calculations simultaneously.

“In principle, quantum computers would need only 10,000 qubits to outperform today's state-of-the-art computers with billions and billions of regular bits,”

Scientists have speculated that qubits could enable long-distance communication and code breaking and that the technology could serve an even larger purpose for science in general, by powering computer simulations.

Future Computers

The history of computers and computer technology thus far has been a long and a fascinating one, stretching back more than half a century to the first primitive computing machines. These machines were huge and complicated affairs, consisting of row upon row of vacuum tubes and wires, often encompassing several rooms to fit it all in.

As anyone who has looked at the world of computers lately can attest, the size of computers has been reduced sharply, even as the power of these machines has increased at an exponential rate. In fact, the cost of computers has come down so much that many households now own not only one, but two, three or even more, PCs. As the world of computers and computer technology continues to evolve and change, many people, from science fiction writers and futurists to computer workers and ordinary users, have wondered what the future holds for the computer and related technologies.

Many things have been pictured, from robots in the form of household servants to computers so small they can fit in a pocket. Indeed, some of these predicted inventions have already come to pass, with the introduction of PDA’s and robotic vacuum cleaners. Beyond these innovations, however, there are likely to be many, many more. One of the most important areas of research in the world of computers is that of artificial intelligence. When many people think of artificial intelligence, they may picture fully aware machines, complete with emotions, and the problems that can arise from them. Even though this remains the goal of many artificial intelligence researchers, in fact artificial intelligence technology is already in place and already serving the needs of humans everywhere. One of the most powerful uses of artificial intelligence thus far is in the world of speech recognition. This powerful technology is already in place in call centers, banks, brokerage centers, insurance companies and other businesses throughout the world. While speech recognition is still imperfect, it has improved greatly in recent years, and in the future many routine, and even non-routine, phone calls and telephone inquiries may be handled completely without human intervention.

Robot technology has also come a long way, but it still has a long way to go. Robots in the future are unlikely to take human form, expect in a few specialized applications. Instead, robots are likely to do a great deal of work that is simply too dangerous for humans to accomplish. From spaceflight applications to search and rescue, robots are likely to continue down the learning curve they have already entered, further enhancing human lives and providing valuable services for a fraction of the cost of today’s robot helpers.

Quantum computers are also likely to transform the computing experience, for both business and home users. These powerful machines are already on the drawing board, and they are likely to be introduced in the near future. The quantum computer is expected to be a giant leap forward in computing technology, with exciting implications for everything from scientific research to stock market predictions.

Nanotechnology is another important part of the future of computers, expected to have a profound impact on people around the globe. Nanotechnology is the process whereby matter is manipulated at the atomic level, providing the ability to “build” objects from their most basic parts. Like robotics and artificial intelligence, nanotechnology is already in use in many places, providing everything from stain resistant clothing to better suntan lotion. These advances in nanotechnology are likely to continue in the future, making this one of the most powerful aspects of future computing. And if history is to be any guide, some of the most powerful advances in the world of computers and computer technology are likely to be completely unforeseen. After all, some of the most powerful technologies of the past have taken us by surprise, so stay tuned for a truly fascinating future !!!

Watch this video which demonstrates the amazing possibilities of SURFACE COMPUTING !

Designing Your Babies - Future Genetics

Designer babies: Future Predictions

In Future, Advanced reproductive technologies (InVitro Fertilisation) and many more will allow parents and doctors to screen embryos for genetic disorders and select healthy embryos.

The fear is that in the future we may be able to use genetic technologies to modify embryos and choose desirable or cosmetic characteristics. Designer babies is a term used by journalists to describe this frightening scenario. It is not a term used by scientists.

Advanced reproductive techniques involve using InVitro Fertilisation or IVF to fertilise eggs with sperm in 'test-tubes' outside the mother's body in a laboratory. These techniques allow doctors and parents to reduce the chance that a child will be born with a genetic disorder. At the moment it is only legally possible to carry out two types of advanced reproductive technologies on humans. The first involves choosing the type of sperm that will fertilise an egg: this is used to determine the sex and the genes of the baby. The second technique screens embryos for a genetic disease: only selected embryos are implanted back into the mother's womb. This is called Pre-implantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD).

Recently scientists have made rapid advances in our knowledge of the human genome and in our ability to modify and change genes. In the future we may be able to "cure" genetic diseases in embryos by replacing faulty sections of DNA with healthy DNA. This is called germ line therapy and is carried out on an egg, sperm or a tiny fertilised embryo. Such therapy has successfully been done on animal embryos but at present it is illegal to do this in humans.

However, it is legal to modify the faulty genes in the cells of a grown child or an adult to cure diseases like cystic fibrosis - this is called body cell gene therapy.The power to change the shape and destiny of the human species - to design babies to order - will be within the grasp of genetic scientists in just a couple of decades. This Technique outlines how science, and the ethical laws constraining it, already permit human embryos to be scanned for a variety of recognised genetic disorders. This can then prevent seriously ill children being born into often short and painful lives. In vitro-fertilisation advances, for example, mean that where families have a history of genetic disorders, an individual cell can be taken from their embryos developed in a laboratory. That cell's genetic material can be tested to see if it is disease-free before the embryo is implanted in the mother's uterus.

There are two types of moral or ethical questions one can ask about designer babies. The first addresses the specific technologies that might be used to modify or select a baby’s genetic makeup. The second question looks away from technological details to focus on the very idea of a designer baby.

Is Genetic Modification technology safe and ethical ??

Are the technologies of genetic modification and selection safe enough to be used on humans? Even if the technologies are safe, can they be morally defended? The Oxford English Dictionary definition describes the way of making designer babies that at the same time is the most conceptually straightforward and raises the biggest concerns about safety. One way to make a designer baby begins with an embryo created by in vitro fertilization (IVF). Genetic engineers modify the embryo’s DNA and then introduce it into a womb.

Geneticists have enhanced learning in mice

Farmers in many parts of the world now plant crops with genomes altered to make them resistant to pests or herbicides. Recent discoveries about the influence of genes on human traits such as susceptibility to disease, shyness, and athletic ability open the possibility of transferring these techniques to human beings. An experiment on mice performed at Princeton University suggests one way this might be done. Geneticists introduced into mouse genomes an additional copy of a gene, NR2B, that codes for one type of glutamate receptor and is known to play a role in the development of the brain. The resulting “doogie” mice, named for the teen genius central character of the early 1990s TV show “Doogie Howser, MD,” seem to learn faster than other mice and retain information longer. The NR2B gene exists in humans, prompting speculation about performing the same trick on one of us. Before this is done, we need to examine pressing safety concerns.

Safety Concerns about this Technology :

Current techniques of genetic modification introduce genes at random places in the genome. We should be concerned about the possibility that an inserted copy of NR2B may arrive in the target genome in a way that disrupts the function of another gene crucial for survival. Many genes have more than one effect. The effect we intend may be accompanied by others of which we become aware only later. There is evidence for such effects on doogie mice, which seem not only to have improved powers of learning and memory, but also to have a greater sensitivity to pain, an enhancement of more dubious desirability. Many of the traits that we may want to select are influenced by multiple genes. A gene affects intelligence only in combination with other genes. We are unlikely to find single genes whose modification would reliably produce a 20-point boost in IQ, for example. We should expand on the dictionary definition to consider other ways of selecting our children’s characteristics. These ways of making designer babies will avoid some of the risks inherent in the genetic modification of human embryos while introducing others. One technology is preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD), currently used by some people at risk of passing serious genetic disorders on to their children. Preimplantation genetic diagnosis is already used to screen for genetic defects. People who use preimplantation genetic diagnosis to avoid passing on a disease to their child have a collection of embryos created for them by IVF. These embryos are grown to the eight-cell stage, at which point one or two cells are removed and checked for genetic variants associated with the disease. Only embryos lacking these variants are introduced into the womb.

This Mind blowing technology however has raised a lot of disputes and constrasting moral and scientific arguements among the various sects of Scientists & religious people.

IS IT AGAINST GOD ?? WILL ALL THIS GIVE WAY TO A NEW HUMAN RACE WHO IS FAR SUPERIOR THAN THAN THE PRESENT RACE TODAY !! ARE WE PAVING WAY FOR OUR OWN DESTRUCTION ?? SHARE YOUR COMMENTS

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Your Brain-Worth a Million Dollars

Innovation is the root cause of all our techological advancements, it's the ultimatum of science, it paves ways to the lifestyle of future. Innovation of great minds & scholars are the reason for our being today. What's Innovation ? Rather than to define it by a complex definition as in Wiki, its always better to define it in simple words, INNOVATION is thinking different.Standing out from the rest,trying out new possibilities,using raw science into the technology available for the creation of a better technology.

How do we create Fire ?? I asked my little bro who is pursuing his kindergarden , he says , you can do so using two stones,just rub them hard together, and I have seen him play with his friend kiddies trying to bring out fire from the backyard stones.

Now its ironical, it took man almost a thousand years to create fire by himself in the long past. A hidden secret, that was hidden by nature, whose discovery is considered one of the greatest is now a trivial issue even to talk about. Ask this question to any passer-by," how do you create fire ?? ", I bet he would smile first before answering such a question.I did ask such a question to a group of my friends & other people and below are the answers which gave back ,

my best friend sam - " using a lighter "
other friend alex - " with a match stick "
my neighbour - " using fuel "
my mom - " using gas stove "
my dad - " he says that's a silly question, umm using a match box "
the car driver - " Using Petrol "
the gardener - " Using dead dried leaves "
my grandpa- " using a candle "
my girl friend maya - giggles & says " when two opposite sexes meet, they fire "

My reply to all of them above, that was stupid. I would surely say none of the above answers were innovative.

My reply to all of their answers :

to sam - " how can you, if the lighter is dry of petrol ? "
to alex - " how can you, you need a match box to rub for friction "
to my neighbour - " how can you, without ignition "
to my mom - " how can you, you need a lighter,that too a lighter that is not dry of petrol " to dad - " how can you, what if the match box is empty "
to the gardener - " what if the leaves don't dry up and are green "
to the driver - " how can you, if there's no petrol in the world, we are dying out of petroleum, so your answer is not valid in 2060 "
to my granpa - " how can you, you need a lighter that's not dry or a match box that's not empty "
to maya - " ---- --- --- " that's a bit personal to blog it out .

Ask the question to all your friends, i need an innovative answer folks !!