Live-wire experts clear way for supercomputers

TINY supercomputers that fit in the palm of the hand could soon be a reality after a major scientific breakthrough.

Engineers from the University of Edinburgh examined the behaviour of wires 1,000 times thinner than a human hair before coming up with their groundbreaking findings.

They have devised a tool to help combat problems that can arise from wiring microchips much smaller than the ones we are used to today.