Future of Engineering

John Campbell, after a year of experimentation, 10 to 15 old computers and more than $500 in cash, Campbell's best invention, an arcade machine-sized freezer brimming with gooey liquids, ice and techno-pieces, was ready to boot for the first time. After this period of experimentation, Campbell's "liquid computer" came alive, the first of its kind.

Campbell fully intends to spark a computer-technology revolution with the items in his freezer. Since the first time the liquid computer worked, Campbell, along with his team of five specialists in areas such as materials, programming, chemistry and engineering, have reduced the size of the original liquid computer to that of a modern desktop. The technology, which Campbell says is 70 to 90 percent unpatented, achieves a mild form of super fluidity, a frictionless flow of liquid at extremely low temperatures, to increase the resistance of computer wires, which allows for a greater flow of electricity and higher efficiency.

"There hasn't been a fundamental change in computer technology since 1982, and since then, it has just been putting more things in smaller places," Campbell said. "I think it's about time for something completely new that is so practical you can't ignore it."

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