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As processing power has increased and the size of computer microchips has shrunk, most of us have become used to computers and devices getting smaller, lighter, cheaper, and more powerful. Indeed, the average smartphone today is more powerful than the supercomputers of 10 years ago.

Moore's Law states that the number of transistors on a microchip doubles every two years, thus doubling the speed and capability of computers every two years. This law has been in place for an astonishing 55 years. Now, however, we're reaching the limits of Moore's Law. After all, there's only so far you can take the shrinking of transistors and computer chips. But this doesn't mean the end of advances in computing power. It's just that, instead of relying on microchips getting smaller, it's likely future advances will come from innovations in software and algorithms (especially when the coding is done by AI), quantum computing, and even new forms of digital storage, such as DNA storage. In other words, even as Moore's Law falters, new advances on the horizon will continue to push the boundaries of computing power. These gains may be a bit more irregular and uneven than we've grown used to with Moore's Law, but they will come.