I am a great scientist

Chapter 388 Photonic Computers

Zhou Xing frowned, and soon, a look of disappointment appeared on his face
If Zhou Xiaozhi's judgment is correct, then the genetic technology to realize human "life extension" has basically been declared impossible.

Human genes have more than three billion genomes. If they are an active combination system, to recombine and optimize them, the power of three billion, this huge amount of calculation is an impossible task.

"Xiaozhi, if your judgment is correct, there is no way for human beings to extend their lifespan!" Zhou Xing looked at Zhou Xiaozhi and asked with a sense of loss.

"Boss, there is still a big chance. Every time Xiaozhi's computing power increases by 100 million trillion times, the probability of successful deduction will increase by 1%. If the computing power can reach 1 trillion times/second, Xiaozhi will It can deduce the gene sequence of longevity." Zhou Xiaozhi shook his head and said eagerly.

Hearing this, Zhou Xing's head went numb for a while, and he couldn't help rolling his eyes.

At present, the world's most advanced supercomputer "Red River" can perform about [-] trillion floating-point operations per second. However, Zhou Xiaozhi's requirement is a leap of [-], which is simply an unbridgeable gap .

"Little Zhi, do you know the requirements for a computer with trillions of calculations? I'm afraid the existing technology can't satisfy you!" Zhou Xing said with a wry smile.

The Infinity sub-box is just a space for Zhou Xiaozhi to store data. Closely related to Zhou Xiaozhi's computing power is a supercomputer placed in the main computer room of the laboratory. Its computing power is 1 trillion operations per second.

Hearing this, Zhou Xiaozhi panicked, and quickly said, "Boss, you can develop a photonic computer! You can definitely do it."

"Photonic computer!"

Zhou Xing frowned involuntarily.

A photonic computer is a computer that uses photons as a carrier of information. Today, the mainstream computer for human beings is an electronic computer.

Electronic computers, which perform binary operations through electronic 0 and 1 state changes, have been used in human society for decades. Even after the birth of virtual networks, they still cannot replace electronic computers in human society.

However, photonic computers represent different data through light of different wavelengths, frequencies, polarization states, and phases, and the computing speed shows an exponential upward trend on the basis. This is very consistent with artificial intelligence and ternary calculation rules.

The use of photonic computers is optical hardware, optical signal transmission, replacing electronic hardware is prone to heat, electronic signals need to be connected by electronic wires..., and other disadvantages.At the same time, the propagation speed of electrons is 593km/s, while the propagation speed of photons is 3×10^5km/s. In terms of computing speed, the computing potential of photonic computers far exceeds that of electronic computers.

"Yes, boss, the photonic computer can definitely reach the computing power of exabytes." Zhou Xiaozhi looked at Zhou Xing and nodded impatiently.

Zhou Xing fell into deep thought. From the perspective of application mode, the photonic computer can better meet Zhou Xiaozhi's needs.

Sharpening knives does not miss woodcutters.

If Zhou Xiaozhi's computing power can be improved, then the life-prolonging genetic technology, new energy projects, and other projects' computing power requirements can all be strongly supported from him.

After thinking about it, Zhou Xing looked at Zhou Xiaozhi and nodded, and said, "Okay, temporarily stop the research of other projects, and develop a photonic computer first."

"Boss, should the deciphering project of the Dalk Zerg gene be stopped?" Zhou Xiaozhi looked at Zhou Xing and asked.

"Except for the company management system, stop all other projects that are running! Let's take down the photonic computer as soon as possible." Zhou Xing thought for a while and ordered.

"Okay, boss!" Zhou Xiaozhi nodded and asked, "Boss, what materials do you plan to use to develop the CPU of the optical computer?"

"What do you recommend?" Zhou Xing asked Zhou Xiaozhi for his opinion first.

With the passage of time, Zhou Xiaozhi has gradually grown into a research assistant that cannot be ignored. In many research fields, asking for its opinions is sometimes more efficient than Zhou Xing's own thinking.

"Boss, I need more information in this area for screening, can you connect me to the Internet?" Zhou Xiaozhi looked at Zhou Xing and said awkwardly.

"No, I will analyze the existing materials, and then I will combine the microparticle environment reaction chamber and the mirror of true knowledge to screen suitable materials." Zhou Xing shook his head and refused without thinking.

"Okay!" Zhou Xiaozhi nodded despondently, and analyzed: "Boss, to manufacture a photonic computer, you must first preserve the photons, so that you can get the signal carried by the photons. Electromagnetic field interaction, several beams of light propagate in parallel and cross each other in free space, without interference with each other, tens of millions of beams at the same time an optical element will not affect each other, so, in terms of materials, the first choice is to meet the requirements of light Permeability, and materials that have less influence on light attenuation."

"Hmm!" Zhou Xing's eyes lit up, Zhou Xiaozhi's analysis was very accurate.

"Boss, it is recommended to use the fifth main group single-atom two-dimensional materials. Their key data such as bandwidth, high mobility, and high stability can meet the needs of optical components." Zhou Xiaozhi replied.

"The fifth main group single atom? Is it phosphorene, arsenene, antimonene, and bismuthene?" Zhou Xing frowned and confirmed with Zhou Xiaozhi.

"Yes, boss, the bandgap energies of these materials span from 0.36 to 2.62 eV, corresponding to a broad spectral response from infrared to visible. The top of the valence band is distributed between -4.66 and -3.05 eV, and the bottom of the conduction band is distributed at -3.08 Between -1.22 eV, it has very high conduction band bottom, valence band top, mobility, and band gap." Zhou Xiaozhi nodded and introduced to Zhou Xing in detail.

Hearing this, Zhou Xing nodded. The data of these materials has great potential application value in the characteristics of optical materials.

The Infinity subbox can naturally act as the "infinite hard disk" of the photonic computer, and the "hard disk" of the photonic computer can also complete the work of the "memory", so the "memory" component is also unnecessary.

At the same time, the graphics card and display in the electronic computer can be replaced by photon holographic projection. Therefore, the 'hard disk', one of the two major problems in making a photon computer, has been virtually completed. It only needs to rebuild a powerful 'photon CPU' An efficient light emitter, and a photonic holographic projector can be assembled into a 'super photonic computer'.

After clarifying his thoughts, Zhou Xing was inexplicably excited.

Zhou Xing looked at Zhou Xiaozhi excitedly, and ordered: "Xiaozhi, you are now designing the 'Photon CPU', I want to enter the system space and look for suitable materials."

"Okay, boss!" Zhou Xiaozhi readily complied.

Soon, Zhou Xing quickly walked to the lounge in the laboratory. Since Zhou Xiaozhi came out, he hadn't entered the system's additional space for a long time.

(End of this chapter)