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Typically, progress in computational speeds is made by shrinking the logic-performing transistors used by computer chips. It is believed that chipmakers won’t be able to do this for much longer (only until around 2021 according to Intel). Without resigning themselves to one potential solution – simply building bigger chips – researchers at Hewlett-Packard have developed a way improving the chip circuitry by reworking the wiring with nanowires. HP hopes to make a prototype chip within a year. The new technology could extend the life of current chipmaking technologies and at the same time allow for manufacture of new chips that could outperform existing technology by a factor of three.