cryotrons
/ˈkraɪəˌtrɑnz/
noun
- 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.