Scientists have created a new material for processors which uses 100 times less energy than the semiconductor-based systems currently used

Brush your teeth, comb your hair, charge your phone; plugging in your device has become a twice-daily habit.

But you may be able to charge your phone just once every three months in the future.


Scientists have engineered a new material which allows processors to function using 100 times less energy.

Researchers at the Universities of Michigan and Cornell have created a new magnetoelectric multiferroic material.


It is formed of thin layers of atoms which make up a magnetically polar film. This can be flipped from positive to negative with only a tiny pulse of energy.

This principle could be used to transmit binary code, the streams of 1s and 0s, on which our computers operate. This means they could send and receive data using just a fraction of the electricity.

Currently, processors are built using semiconductor-based systems which need a constant flow of electricity. But processors built using magnetoelectric multiferroic systems would only need short pulses of electricity, using far less energy.

Electronics currently consume five per cent of total global energy, and are the fastest-growing energy consumer, according to Ramamoorthy Ramesh, associate laboratory director for energy technologies at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

By 2030, electronics could consume 40 to 50 per cent of global energy. Devising energy-efficient processors could have a significant impact on our global energy footprint.

Not to mention our mood, when our phone cuts out without a plug in sight.


source:
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/youll-only-need-to-charge-your-phone-four-times-a-year-a80735.html

Knowledge shall abound. i thank God to be alive in this time..lets embrace technology and shun tribalism,nepotism and corruption lest we fall behind in this rapidly advancing world. Let white men or chinamen etc not wipe us out with their growing technology, yet here we just started making pencils.

E no go make sense now cos u no go fit tell person say your ba3 don die if you dey dodge im call.

This is great news for we heavy users

if this true. it will be less for the electricity bill

spinna:
Knowledge shall abound. i thank God to be alive in this time..lets embrace technology and shun tribalism,nepotism and corruption lest we fall behind in this rapidly advancing world. Let white men or chinamen etc not wipe us out with their growing technology, yet here we just started making pencils.

You made a whole lot of sense bro!!. Good one and happy Sunday to you.

Nutase:
E no go make sense now cos u no go fit tell person say your ba3 don die if you dey dodge im call.

Hahahaha,
Very soon you won't be able to dodge him again on dead battery excuse.

That's technology for you

Opistorincos:
This is great news for we heavy users

Good to see guys utilising phone technology for better things than selfies.
So what are you into bro?. if i may ask.

Sincere4u:

Good to see guys utilising phone technology for better things than selfies.
So what are you into bro?. if i may ask.

I am a blogger and a freelance writer, what about you?

Opistorincos:


I am a blogger and a freelance writer, what about you?

This is interesting.
So blogging is such a good business and one green horned nairalander emerged from no where to attack and discourage a sister from blogging.
I am planning to start blogging soon since i have a lot to share. where do i start from?.

Sincere4u:

This is interesting.
So blogging is such a good business and one green horned nairalander emerged from no where to attack and discourage a sister from blogging.
I am planning to start blogging soon since i have a lot to share. where do i start from?.

Start from getting an easy to remember domain name that's somehow related to your niche, decide on which platform you wanna blog on, choose a design you'll stick with for long, create a page on all the top social media platforms. You can then start posting.

Opistorincos:



Start from getting an easy to remember domain name that's somehow related to your niche, decide on which platform you wanna blog on, choose a design you'll stick with for long, create a page on all the top social media platforms. You can then start posting.

I can see experience written all over your tips.
Well done bro.

tafat:
That's technology for you

Yes dear and the speed at which it's advancing leaves me wondering what we should be expecting next.
I have even seen fridges that place it's own orders from supermarkets and stores.

madara1977:
if this true. it will be less for the electricity bill

Cars are already here that rely on electricity than fossil fuels.
Moreover it's my opinion phones consume little, insignificant part of your bill or don't you think so.