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1st Stage of the M-Drive!

The two great problems for building a mechanical computer are making the parts small and overcoming friction. This could be the solution to both – nanoscale gears and levers suspended by frictionless levitation.
 
The two great problems for building a mechanical computer are making the parts small and overcoming friction. This could be the solution to both – nanoscale gears and levers suspended by frictionless levitation.

Wouldn't another problem be coming up with a reason to make a mechanical coimputer given the effrctiveness of electionic ones?

EDIT: I almost checked the link until i saw it was to (ugh) fox "news".

Are there any sites with info on this that aren't just far right propaganda pushers?
 
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as oposed to the far left propaganda pushers?

Unless you see it yourself, there is no way to get away from the human bias in news. And even your version is biased, but since it is for you, you don't care.
 
All this is moot. I read an article claiming to have solved the Travelling Salesman NP-Complete problem.

Some see this as meaning.....we're all doomed.
 
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