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[Jason Resch]

On Wed, Aug 30, 2023, 8:27 AM efc--- via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

> Hello Bill,
>
> On Wed, 30 Aug 2023, BillK via extropy-chat wrote:
>
> > It will be a real breakthrough for humanity when quantum mechanics and
> > the true nature of reality is understood.
>
> Yes. I often wonder, once everything is understood and in its place, how
> many amazing breakthrough can be achieved through quantum mechanices, in
> the same way that electricity has been milked for a long time for many
> amazing breakthroughs.
>

Nearly all modern technology is based on quantum mechanics. Without QM we
wouldn't have:

lasers: CDs, DVDs, fiber optics cables
Semiconductor based transistors: modern electronics, radios, NAND/flash
memory, DRAM, integrated circuits (CPUs and GPUs)
Atomic clocks: GPS and navigation
Ring-laser gyroscopes for sea and air transportation and navigation
spintronics: MRI machines, hard drive read head
Ligo gravity wave detector
Superconducting magnets, as used in particle accelerators and tokomak
fusion reactors

So as it is, nearly all our modern technology is based on principles we've
only understood since developing quantum mechanics.

Jason



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> Daniel
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