New computer technology was on the minds of every researcher.
Especially Academician Mo Zeyang, who was in charge of computer research.
After several iterations, the potential of the Optical Quantum Computer based on [Nus]'s intent network architecture had been squeezed dry, step by step.
A computer with greater processing power had become his chief concern.
The Optical Quantum Computer Experiment Center had once proposed several architectures based on the intent network.
But... human ingenuity still could not compare with the vast universe.
The intent network, which the [Nus Civilization] had spent tens of millions of years evolving, was almost the optimal solution for an Optical Quantum Computer.
And so, Academician Mo Zeyang and the researchers under him could only turn their attention to a new kind of computer.
The Optical Quantum Computer relied primarily on photons for quantum computation, but most of its structure still consisted of conventional electronic computing components.
To a certain extent, the speed at which electrons moved severely limited the processing speed of large computers.
Thus, during a collective brainstorming session several years earlier, Mo Zeyang had proposed an innovative idea-building a computer out of light!
Without taking curvature technology into account, the speed of light in a vacuum was the fastest speed in the universe.
Naturally, then, replacing every component and wire in a computer with light would increase a large computer's operating speed by orders of magnitude!
The proposal had attracted the interest of many researchers at first, but before long, its research priority had been repeatedly lowered until everyone forgot about it.
The reason was simple.
With humanity's previous technology, creating an Optical Computer was little more than a fantasy.
Squandering precious research resources on a technology so far beyond reach was not how the Academy of Sciences operated.
Even Mo Zeyang, who