Okay, so the title doesn't accurately describe what I'm asking. Either way, When I was little, I wanted to be an inventor. What I've wanted to be has changed many times over the years, and it could still change. I know one thing for sure. It will have to do with computers.

That's all beside the point though. I recently have had the urge to invent (Is that the right word or would the word create make more sense?) something new in the world of computers. This is where you all come in.

I want an original idea for me to create/invent to introduce to the computer world. Yes, I'm aware of the time it takes and all of that shit. Either way, what would you all pay money for if it were to be created?

ps I don't care if it's involves computer programming, computer science, or computer engineering. As long as it has to do with computers, I'm game.

pss Fuck. I really hope that made sense. Did it make sense?

It somewhat does, and I wan't to eventually invent something as well. Mine is hoping to create something to create electricity way more efficiently. When I went into higher level math the possibilities of some of the things seem impossible. But just some thoughts for computers is reducing the resistance in circuits to lower the heat. One thing people are working on is the use of magnetized plastic, and depending on the wavelength, or color, of light the magnatizism can be increased or decreased. But the flaw with that is the plastic only works in an anoxic environment. I'm kind of into computers myself, so I will get back to you with more ideas.

>>1 I suppose you could create a new processor architecture.

If you want to create something successful, you must have a task that needs completing. What, in the computer world, is something that is needed to improve or progress?

>>4 I was hoping you guys would answer that.

>>5 Come up with your own damned ideas :P

I don't know if it could work, but I always wondered if there was a way for a computer to use light for processing, instead of electricity. Computers already interpret light into data, hence fiber optics. But like I said before heat is the main problem, since the downfall to most computers is parts being fried.

>>7 If one could create a way to operate an inductive field via fiber optic, I think it could be done. This would be VERY hard and require a massive understanding of light, how it functions, and how to make it do what you want while drawing less power/heat than electricity.

Seems like it'd be nifty though.

>>8 Yeah. Fiber Optic cables don't heat up very well when light runs through it and they're flexible. If you add some Kevlar reinforcements, you could possibly advance artificial cybernetic body parts by a lot. Not exactly in a computer direction, but still.

>>9 So, suppose the fiber optics were connected to the brain, much like a machine that examines brain activity in varying intensity. And suppose the intensity of the light that passes through the fiber optics varies based on intensity in certain brain activity. That way, the speed in which the body part moves is consistant with the other, biological body part. But, the intensity of brain activity shown on most of today's machines is such a broad spectrum, that we might have to resort to intercepting natural electrical activity between nerves. Now the problem is that we need something really small that can identify and either pass on or amplify that electric signal, and then convert it to light to be passed on through the fiber optics, and back to electricity to where it could power the motors for movement.

>>10 I was thinking in non-biotic machination terms. IE your desktop computer, the machines that build other machines, the machines that build the machines that build machines, general robotics and networking typy things.

Those things just don't happen without without an inductive field that is possible by using copper (or other conductive wires) coils.

Thus, if you can figure out how to use light/fiber optics to create and sustain an inductive behavior - AND be more efficient at it - you can feasibly create a computer system that runs SIGNIFICANTLY faster than any other system known to man.

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On the topic of biotic mechanics, though: You're fucking nuts right now :D

The first problem I see is converting electric energy from the brain to light energy, and then back again. This adds a step that may not be necessary at all, and involves something that our bodies DO NOT do naturally. I say that primarily because our bodies are efficient as all hell with how energy is used, so adding a step seems like going against that natural efficiency.

The fewer steps you involve when dealing with biotic machines, the better. We're already EXTREMELY complex creatures.

Now the benefit to using a light-based medium would obviously be speed. However when taking the conversion from elec>light>elec, the process of converting it adds to the time it takes to process and essentially neutralizes any bonus you had by using a light-based medium.

>>11 Some kind of electricity will be needed to power the mechanical muscles and joints.

Perhaps strong elastic muscle fivers could be graphed onto current muscle fibers. But for muscles exclusive to the limb, a motor will need to power the expansion and contraction. For the kind of electricity to be used, I figure a rechargeable Lithium battery. Lithium because it's lite and is more durable, so portability is great. And at the end of the day, you can just plug it into the wall to recharge.

That will do until a better way of finding the power needed is developed.

>>13 Also, a mini solar panel could be installed on the back of someone's neck to give some energy back into the Lithium ion battery, extending it's life.

I.. What? You didn't even address the problem I presented to you. If you can't solve that problem then you may as well nyx the idea of using fiber-optic altogether. It's good in a dream, but impractical in real life.

Interesting thread. I shall return from the land of the dead to see if I can contribute.

What people have been trying forever is to create superconductivity on a production scale. It's possible and has been done (including with fiber optics), but it required using Liquid Oxygen, Liquid Nitrogen and/or Liquid Helium. Liquid Helium is near impossible to come by, and Liquid Oxygen requires a massive energy transfer.

Think about your refrigerator. It has a sort of compressor that works as a heatsink. Heat is drawn from the container into the heatsink by (in most cases) creating a vacuum or other low-pressure environment. As pressure is reduced, so is temperature (this is Gay-Lussac's Law of Gases). But this takes a lot of initial energy, which is why your fridge is generally the most energy sapping thing in your house.

Well, the same process is done in laboratories and factories to cool gases such as Nitrogen, Carbon Dioxide, Oxygen and in rare cases Helium, to a supercooled liquid state. Needless to say, it's pretty expensive. Only supercomputers really use this method. Oh, and geeks use it: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/5-ghz-project,731.html

Now, there is something else you could try: piggybacking a compression unit onto the casing of a computer and running gel-filled microtubing through the parts themselves. The gel would have a high specific heat and the compressor would keep it continually cooling. However, you would need to make literally every part hotswappable, and daisychain them through your electrical line as well (which would be very dangerous). That said, we're getting there.

Now...something I would like to see in computing? Now that we've transitioned to a purely digital infrastructure, I would like to see full conversion to HDMI and USB. That would eliminate Composite and Component Audio/Video, phase out coaxial, and eliminate VGA and DVI. We could move straight into the age of PCTV and call for a full redesign of Monitor hardware. Once HDTVs can support a resolution similar to WHUXGA (4800p), there won't be a need for traditional monitors anymore.

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