cryotrons

/ˈkraɪəˌtrɑnz/
noun
  1. Plural of cryotron; electronic switches that work at very low temperatures using superconductivity.
    • Cryotrons were once seen as a promising technology for supercomputers.
    • Researchers studied how arrays of cryotrons could be used for memory storage.
    • The lab built a small circuit using several cryotrons to test their performance.
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