In 2016, researchers at IBM will begin their
work on what will essentially be known to the world as the ultimate
computer! And, they will be using it for a reason almost matching up to
its ultimate status - going back in time to trace the origin of the
Universe, which happened roughly 13 billion years ago, reports Daily Mail.
The computer, it is being reported will go through radio waves from the
Internet, which will help it trace the origin of the Universe, taking
in twice the information, each day as the Internet, in the process. To
give our readers an insight into the quantity of data being discussed
here - The computer IBM's working can can process more than an exabyte
of data, each day.
Here comes the spoiler. The Square Kilometre Array radio telescope,
as it will be called will be nowhere near completion before
2024. Furthermore the report stated that the SKA telescope will have
millions of antennas, which will collect the radio signals. This will
form a collection area, which will be equal to one square kilometre,
only it will cover a wider area - approximately the width of the
continental United States. Also, the telescope on completion will be 50
times more sensitive than any of the previous radio devices, while also
being more than 10,000 times faster, when compared to the present day
instruments. The telescope, upon completion should help IBM solve and
delve deeper into the universe, by exploring galaxies, dark matter and
of course, the Big Bang!
Ton Engbersen of IBM resarch is quoted as saying, "If
you take the current global daily Internet traffic and multiply it by
two, you are in the range of the data set that the Square Kilometre
Array radio telescope will be collecting every day." According to reports, the directors overseeing the project will be meeting today at Amsterdam to "discuss the location of the huge telescope, scattered across 1,900 square miles of Earth's surface."