seeing that nynx hinted at reversible computing, they would just be smaller and more energy efficient. The idea being that you can cram more of these in a given

seeing that nynx hinted at reversible computing, they would just be smaller and more energy efficient. The idea being that you can cram more of these in a given volume. Reversible computing tries not to destroy information, allowing to go under Laundauer's limit [1]. When you discard the previous value held by your flip-flop, you clear the output bit, returning electrons (or a chain displacement) to the power supply. If you can instead repurpose that energy, you'll have to supply a lot less energy since you'll dissipate less. That would be reversible or adiabatic computing [2]. I have to note that processors these days are mostly power-limited, trying not to melt themselves as the energy flux inside a chip approaches that of a nuclear reactor. Just look at modern sockets and count the pins dedicated to power supply![3] [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landauer's_principle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landauer's_principle [2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reversible_computing#Reversibility https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reversible_computing#Reversibi... [3]: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2015/11/5d-electronic-blood-ibms-secret-sauce-for-computers-with-biological-brain-like-efficiency/ https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2015/11/5d-electronic-blood-...