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[Jason Resch]

Oh and: LEDs, the basis of nearly all our modern screen and displays.

Jason

On Wed, Aug 30, 2023, 8:48 AM Jason Resch <jasonresch at gmail.com> wrote:

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> On Wed, Aug 30, 2023, 8:27 AM efc--- via extropy-chat <
> extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
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>> Hello Bill,
>>
>> On Wed, 30 Aug 2023, BillK via extropy-chat wrote:
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>> > 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.
>>
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> Nearly all modern technology is based on quantum mechanics. Without QM we
> wouldn't have:
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> 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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>> Best regards,
>> Daniel
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>> > BillK
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