JERUSALEM, July 20 (Xinhua) -- Israeli researchers have created microscopic "light hedgehogs," which will enable future computers to be much faster than existing ones, according to a study published Friday by the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology.
The tiny hedgehogs, called "optical skyrmions," have the potential for breakthroughs in information processing, transmission and storage.
This may lead to new applications of data processing, transfer and storage of information in optical non-magnetic ways.
Skyrmions particles are named after the British physicist Tony Skyrme, who conceived in 1962 a method to increase the stability of high-energy physical systems through tiny fields in the form of a hedgehog.
Over the years, this idea has also been expanded to magnetic and other patterns and materials, and today, the skyrmions are considered a great promise by increasing computer memories storage.
Another advantage of the skyrmions is their tiny dimensions, 10,000 times smaller than the diameter of a hair, allowing for greater storage and durability.
