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Episode 128 - Cryotrons LIVE!
Episode 128

Episode 128 - Cryotrons LIVE!

Advent of Computing · Sean S Haas

March 24, 202441m 49s

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Originally presented at VCF SoCal in February of 2024.

The cryotron, a superconductive switch, almost revolutionized computing. It's one of those fascinating near misses. In this episode we are talking about the history of the cryotron, how the NSA and supercomputing factors into the mix, and the current state of research into the topic. Did the NSA actually construct a supercomputer that ran in a vat of liquid helium? The answer is... maybe?

Video of this talk:

https://youtu.be/FqzSGTZ3TMU