A group of researchers from the Australian National University (ANU) and elsewhere has designed a nanoantenna — a device which is 100 times thinner than a human hair — that promises ultra-fast rendering of high-definition graphics on gaming consoles. The device is described in a paper published in the journal Science Advances.
“This invention could also aid high-performance computers used to create animations and special effects,” said ANU Professor Dragomir Neshev, corresponding author of the paper.
“One of the big problems that gamers encounter is sluggish game play, which our nanodevice could greatly improve by speeding up the exchange of data between the multiple processors in the console.”
“The speed of this data transfer is currently limited by the speed that electrons can flow along the copper wires connecting the processors in gaming consoles.”
“Our invention can be used to connect these processors with optical wires that will transmit data between processers thousands of times faster than metal wires.”
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