Computing faces an energy crunch unless new technologies are found
- Written by Daisy Wang, Postdoctoral Fellow, UNSW School of Physics, UNSW
The tools on our smartphones are enabled by a huge network of mobile phone towers, Wi-Fi networks and server farms.ShutterstockThere’s little doubt the information technology revolution has improved our lives. But unless we find a new form of electronic technology that uses less energy, computing will become limited by an “energy...





