>> Ted: NEXT ON ARIZONA HORIZON, WHAT TO AND THE FROM TOMORROW'S SUPREME COURT RULING ON THE ABORTION DRUG MIFEPRISTONE AND A LOCAL NONPROFIT PROVIDES HOUSING FOR ADULTS WITH AUTISM AND ADULT COMPUTING >> GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO ARIZONA HORIZON.

I'M TED SIMONS.

THE U.S. BUREAU OF RECLAMATION TODAY SAYS HISTORIC WINTER RAINS AND SNOWPACK WILL MEAN FOR WATER RELEASED INTO LAKE POWELL AND LAKE MEAD AND THAT THEY EXPECT THAT TO RISE MORE THAN A THOUSAND FEET BY THE END OF THE YEAR AND THAT'S 33 FEET HIGHER THAN PROJECTED LAST MONTH.

THAT SAID, THE COM COMBINED CAPACITY ARE AT 26% DUE TO DROUGHT CONDITIONS FOR THE PAST TWO DECADES.

>>> THE MOST POWERFUL ROCKET BUILT EXPLODED IN MIDAIR.

THE SPACeX STARSHIP KICKED OFF BY SUCCESSFULLY LEAVING THE SOUTH TEXAS LAUNCHPAD AND EXPLODED FOUR MINUTES LATER OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO AS THE SPACECRAFT FAILED TO SEPARATE FROM THE ROCKET BOOSTER.

A FORMER SPACE STATION COMMANDER SAID AFTERWARD, DESPITE THE APPEARANCES AND THESE ARE SOMEWHAT SOBERING, THE LAUNCH WAS A SUCCESS.

>> THE WHOLE JOB OF TESTS IS TO FIND OUT WHAT GOES WRONG AND LET THINGS FAIL.

YOU CAN, YOU KNOW, PRETEND AS LONG AS YOU WANT, BUT EVENTUALLY, YOU HAVE TO GO LAUNCH THIS THING.

THAT'S WHEN YOU'LL FIND OUT WHAT'S RIGHT AND WHAT'S WRONG.

AND THEY WERE SO SUCCESSFUL TODAY.

THEY GOT ALL ENGINES LIT.

THEY CLEARED THE LAUNCH TOWER AND GOT UP THROUGH THE MAXIMUM STRESS AND HIGH UP TO THE APPLICATION AND WAY MORE SUCCESSFUL THAN I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE.

>> Ted: NASA IS WORKING WITH SPACeX TO BUILD A VERSION OF THE ROCKET TO TAKE TWO ASTRONAUTS TO THE MOON BY LATE 2025.

>>> ON CAPITOL HILL, HOUSE REPUBLICANS VOTED TODAY TO PROHIBIT TRANSGENDER ATHLETES FROM COMPETING ON GIRL'S SPORT'S TEAMS AND THE BILL'S FOCUS, QUOTE, ON A PERSON WHO IS MALE ON PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES DESIGNED OR WOMEN AND GIRLS AND APPLIES K THROUGH 12 SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES AND PASSED THE REPUBLICAN HOUSE AND NO PASS ON PASSING THE SENATE NARROWLY CONTROLLED BY DEMOCRATS.

>>> THE U.S. SUPREME COURT IS EXPECTED TO RULE SOMETIME TOMORROW ON A LOWER COURT SUSPENSION OF THE ABORTION DRUG MIFEPRISTONE AND IT'S THE RULING SINCE OVERTURNING SINCE OVERTURNING ROE V. WADE AND WE WELCOME JENNIFER PIATT.

GOOD TO SEE YOU AND THANKS FOR JOINING US.

>> THANK YOU.

>> Ted: LET'S START FROM THE BASICS, WHAT IS MIFEPRISTONE?

>> MIFEPRISTONE IS ONE OF TWO STRUGGLES USED FOR MEDICATION ABORTION.

IT'S THE PORTION AND AND MIFEPRISTONE BLOCKS IT FROM GROWING.

>> Ted: AND WHAT HAPPENED TO MIFEPRISTONE AND LET'S START WITH THE JUDGE IN TEXAS AND TAKE IT FROM THERE.

>> SO ON APRIL 7th, A COUPLE WEEKS AGO NOW, JUDGE KACSMARYK ESSENTIALLY RULED THAT F.D.A.

WOULD HAVE TO REVOKE THE APPROVAL OF MIFF MIFEPRISTONE MORE THAN 20 YEARS AGO, POTENTIALLY PULLING MIFEPRISTONE OFF THE MARKET.

>> Ted: WAS IT SAFETY CONCERNS?

>> SO ESSENTIALLY, THE WAY THE F.D.A.

APPROVED MIFEPRISTONE WAS UNDER SUBPART H AND THESE REGULATIONS IN PART, ARE FOR DRUGS FOR SEVERE ILLNESS AND WHERE THERE IS A DEMONSTRATED BENEFIT, A BETTER DEMONSTRATED BENEFIT COMPARED WITH EXISTING THERAPISTS.

BUT IN ANOTHER PART, SUBPART H, THE EIGHT FOR THERE COULD BE REQUIREMENTS ON DRUGS.

AND SO F.D.A.

WAS NOT NECESSARILY USING SUB PART H TO GET THIS DRUG THREW THROUGH A PATHWAY BUT TO GET POST MARKET REVIEW PROCEDURES ON MIFEPRISTONE, WHICH IS CONTINUED TO BE USED IN THE FORM OF REMS, WHICH IS A RISK EVALUATION AND MITIGATION STRATEGY THAT IS USED TO PUT GREATER CONTROL BY F.D.A.

ON DRUGS THAT MIGHT HAVE SEVERE SIDE EFFECTS.

>> Ted: THE JUDGE SAYS WHAT, YOU CAN'T DO THIS, THIS IS IRREGULAR OR WHAT?

>> GOING BACK TO SUBPART H APPLIES TO A SEVERE OR LIFE LIFE-THREATENINGS ILLNESS, THIS JUDGE RULED THIS IS NOT AN ILLNESS.

THIS IGNORES ARGUMENT, REALLY, THAT THE F.D.A.

USES CONDITION AND ILLNESS INTERCHANGEABLY AND THEY ALWAYS HAVE AND THAT'S HOW THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO REGULATE PREGNANCY TESTS AND THAT'S A CONDITION.

>> Ted: THE JUDGE SAYS WHAT HE RULES, RULES WHAT HE RULES, THE FIFTH CIRCUIT APPEALS AND WHAT DOES THE COURT OF APPEALS DO?

>> THEY GET RID OF SOME AND KEEPS SOME.

THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF CHANGES TO ACCESS TO MIFEPRISTONE OVER THE YEARS AND WHAT THE FIFTH CIRCUIT SAID IT'S HIGHLY LIKELY THE CHALLENGES IN THIS CASE, THE PLAINTIFFS BROUGHT THIS WAY TO LATE FOR AN APPROVAL OVER 20 YEARS AGO, BUT MAY HAVE NOT BROUGHT IT TOO LATE FOR MODIFICATIONS IN 2016, 2019 OR 2021 THAT MADE IT WIDELY ACCESSIBLE.

>> Ted: THE FIFTH CIRCUIT COURT SAYS IT'S STILL AVAILABLE BUT UNDER CONDITIONS?

>> IT'S STILL AVAILABLE, STAY THE STRICT COURT'S ORDER ESSENTIALLY PULLING IT OFF THE MARKET, BUT LEAVE THE DISTRICT COURT'S ORDER IN PLACE THAT TOOK MIFEPRISTONE BACK TO 2011 WHEN IT WAS ONLY ALLOWED TO BE PRESCRIBED UP TO SEVEN WEEKS IN PREGNANCY, UP TO TEN WEEKS TODAY, WHEN IT WASN'T ALLOWED TO BE MAILED AND HAD TO GO TO THREE IN-OFFICE VISITS FOR PROTOCOL.

ALL OF THOSE THINGS HAVE GONE AWAY IN RECENT YEARS AND THAT'S WHERE WE'RE HEADED BACK TO IF THAT FIFTH CIRCUIT DECISION TAKES PLACE.

>> Ted: THE SUPREME COURT WILL TAKE A LOOK AT THIS AND THAT'S HAPPENING THIS AND WHAT IS GOING ON IN WASHINGTON STATE?

>> THE SAME DAY WE GET IN FROM JUDGE KACSMARYK, WE GET A COMPLETE POLAR DECISION FROM JUDGE RICE IN WASHINGTON.

THIS CASE WAS BROUGHT BY 17 STATES INCLUDING THE STATE OF WASHINGTON AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CHALLENGING F.D.A., EVEN USING A RISK EVALUATION AND MITIGATION STRATEGY OF REMS AND THEY'RE SAYING MIFEPRISTONE IS SAFE.

IT DOESN'T NEED TO HAVE THESE ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS ON IT.

AND LO AND BEHOLD, THE JUDGE IN WASHINGTON AGREES AND SAYS, F.D.A., YOU CAN'T CHANGE ANYTHING ABOUT THE ACCESS TO MIFEPRISTONE, YOU HAVE TO LEAVE IT ACCESSIBLE AND AVAILABLE IN THESE 17 STATES.

>> Ted: SO TWO THINGS JUGGLED IN TEXAS AND SUPREME COURT SAYS, WHAT?

>> THE SUPREME COURT COULD VERY EASILY PLACE A STAY ON THE LOWER COURT, THE DISTRICT COURT OF TEXAS' DECISION AND JUST SAY THAT DECISION IS PAUSED.

>> Ted: HOW LONG?

>> UNTIL TO GET THROUGH THE ACTUAL FULL SCOPE OF LITIGATION, WHICH MEANS WE NEED TO GO BACK TO THE FIFTH CIRCUIT, HAVE THEM ACTUALLY HAVE THE CHANCE TO HEAR AN ORAL ARGUMENT AND ADDRESS THESE ISSUES FULLY AND COMPLETELY.

WE BUILD OUT THE ENTIRE LOWER COURT RECORD BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT ACTUALLY HEARS IT ON THE MERITS.

>> Ted: JUSTICE SAMUEL ALITO AND A COUPLE OF DELAYS AND HE'S WANTED A COUPLE OF DELAYS FOR JUSTICES TO LOOK AT AND WHAT IS HE DOING IN THIS AND WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF THIS?

>> WHEN AN EMERGENCY REQUESTS COMES TO THE SUPREME COURT, THE JUSTICES SPLIT HANDLING THOSE BY THE CIRCUIT.

AND SO THE JUSTICE WHO IS IN CHARGE OF A PARTICULAR CIRCUIT WILL HAVE THE CHOICE TO I CAN HANDLE THIS EMERGENCY REQUEST AND DECIDE WE WEE WON'T TAKE IT ON OR TAKE IT TO THE FULL COURT AND SEE WHETHER TO INTERVENE AND JUSTICE ALITO IS ASSIGNED TO THE FIFTH CIRCUIT AND HAS THE OPTION OF REFERRING IT.

>> Ted: AT FIRST BLUSH, YOU SEE JUSTICE ALITO WHO WOULD BE FIRM IN HIS OPINIONS AND RAISES ANOTHER QUESTION AND THE LAST QUESTION AND WE COULD TALK ABOUT THIS ALL DAY, THAT HE WANTS A DELAY AND ANOTHER DELAY.

DOES THAT SUGGEST THE JUSTICES ARE NOT ALL ON BOARD AND THAT THEY MAY NOT BE ON BOARD THE WAY HE WANTS THEM TO BE ON BOARD?

>> I THINK IT'S ENTIRELY POSSIBLE.

I THINK IF ALL OF THE JUSTICES WERE COMPLETELY ALIGNED WITH AN OPINION, WE MIGHT HAVE SEEN SOMETHING ON WEDNESDAY, WHEN WE OFFICIALLY WERE SUPPOSED TO SEE SOMETHING.

BUT ON WEDNESDAY, WE SAW JUSTICE ALITO COME OUT AND SAY, HOLD ON, WE NEED TWO MORE DAYS, UNTIL FRIDAY.

SO TOMORROW NOW, MAYBE WE CAN EXPECT SOMETHING.

BUT THAT SLIGHT DELAY MAY VERY WELL INDICATE THE JUSTICES AREN'T FULLY IN AGREEMENT OR AREN'T FULLY IN AGREEMENT WITH CERTAIN WAYS THIS CASE COULD GO.

>> Ted: AND AGAIN, THE RULES COULD BE, WE'RE STILL THINKING ABOUT THIS OR STAYING THIS FOR A LITTLE WHILE LONGER?

>> ABSOLUTELY.

>> Ted: WE HAVE TO HAVE YOU BACK THE NEXT TIME WE HAVE A DEADLINE.

JENNIFER PIATT, GREAT INFORMATION.

>> THANK YOU.

>> Ted: UP NEXT, A NONPROFIT TO PROVIDE HOUSING OPTIONS FOR ADULTS WITH AUTISM AND OTHER DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES.

>> HOWING OPTIONS ARE OUT OF REACH FOR MANY ARIZONANS WITH DISTRIBUTES INCLUDES ADULTS WITH AUTISM.

THERE IS HOUSING FOR THOSE WITH AUTISM AND OTHERS.

DENISE RESNIK, GOD GOOD TO HAVE YOU BACK.

>> Ted: HOUSING FOR THOSE WITH DISABILITIES, HOW TOUGH IS IT OUT THERE?

>> IT'S TOUGH AND AS A MOTHER OF A 31-YEAR-OLD SON WITH AUTISM, IT'S WHAT I WORRIED ABOUT IMMEDIATELY AFTER THAT DIAGNOSIS AND BEING TOLD THE LOVE AND PLAN TO INSTITUTIONALIZE HIM, WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH OPTIONS.

159,000 PEOPLE LIVING WITH AUTISM AND DISABILITIES IN OUR STATE AND IF YOU THINK ABOUT THAT, THAT'S THREE TIMES THE SIZE OF THE DIAMONDBANGS AND DIAMONDBACKS AND A THIRD ARE INSIDE AND THE PEOPLE INSIDE DON'T EVEN HAVE THE SEATS, THE RIGHT SEATS BECAUSE HAVING A DIAGNOSIS OF AUTISM OR DOWN SYNDROME OR FOR THAT MATTER, IT DOESN'T TELLING YOU WHAT SOMEBODY NEEDS OR WANTS IN THEIR HOUSING.

THAT'S WHERE OUR FOCUS HAS BEEN, THE DATA OF WHAT PEOPLE WANT AND NEED SO WE CAN SMARTLY ADDRESS THE HOUSING MARKET.

>> Ted: I SEE A STUDY, YOU HAVE TO WORK 66 HOURS A WEEK OR MAKE $44,000 A YEAR FOR AN APARTMENT.

>> THAT LOVERS HOVERS 20% TO 25%.

>> Ted: HOMELESSNESS, IS THAT WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.

>> MORE DISPLACEMENT.

1.4 MILLION AMERICANS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE LIVING WITH AUTISM, INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES AND CAREGIVERS OVER THE AGE OF 60 AND IT'S A SLIPPERY SLOPE WHEN PEOPLE CAN NO LONGER CARE FOR LOVED ONES TOWARDS DISPLACEMENT AND WE'RE SEEING MORE AND MORE OF THAT.

WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO AND WORKING HARD TO DO IS TO IDENTIFY HOW WE TALK ABOUT HOUSING AND SUPPORTIVE HOUSING SPECIFICALLY, HOW WE PRESENT OUR DATA SO THAT WE CAN BE A PART OF THE SOLUTIONS AND DISCUSSIONS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW ABOUT THE CRISIS IN OUR STATE, ABOUT HOUSING THAT IS MORE ACCESSIBLE AND AFFORDABLE AND ATTAINABLE FOR THIS POPULATION AND MANY OTHERS.

>> Ted: FIRST PLACE AZ WITH AN ACADEMY AND LET'S TALK ABOUT THE APARTMENT ACADEMY AND WHAT'S THAT ABOUT?

>> WE HAVE AN 81,000 SQUARE FOOT APARTMENT COMMUNITY WITH A CAPACITY OF ABOUT 70 PEOPLE AT THIRD STREET AND CATALINA AND JUST NORTH OF THOMAS.

WE'VE RAISED THE BAR IN TERMS OF WHAT WE THINK AND DREAM ABOUT FOR HOUSING FOR SPECIAL POPULATIONS AND THE RESULT OF MORE THAN TWO DECADES OF RESEARCH AND WORK.

IDENTIFYING THAT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING -- FIRST IDENTIFYING WE DON'T JUST LIVE IN FOUR WALLS BUT IN A COMMUNITY AND WHEN YOU'RE DEALING WITH AUTISM OR INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.

SO WHAT DO THE SUPPORTS LOOK LIKE AND HOW ARE PEOPLE ENGAGING WITH THE COMMUNITY AND GETTING TO WORK AND THEIR PURPOSE-FILLED DAYS?

>> Ted: WHAT SERVICES ARE AT THIS APARTMENT-FILLED COMMUNITY?

>> ALL SERVICES, WORKPLACE INCLUSION AND OUR DATA POINTS ARE PHENOMENAL.

75% TO 80% ARE VOLUNTEERING OR ENGAGED IN THE COMMUNITY.

WE HAVE A FULL-TIME DIRECTOR OF SUPPORT SERVICES.

EVEN DURING COVID, WE HAD 1600 COMMUNITY EVENTS SO PEOPLE WOULD BE PHYSICALLY DISTANCE BUT NOT SOCIALLY ISOLATED AND REGRESS.

AND SO, WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DEMONSTRATE IS THAT WHEN PEOPLE HAVE COMMUNITY AND WHEN THEY HAVE SUPPORTS AND NAVIGATE THE SYSTEM, WHICH IS DIFFICULT TO DO, WE CAN HAVE BETTER OUTCOMES.

>> Ted: THE TWO YEARS TWO-YEAR TRANSITION ACADEMY, YOU'RE TRYING TO BUILD IN LIVING SKILLS.

>> THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE DOING AND THINK ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING IN REVERSE OF SENIOR HOUSING.

YOU START WITH INDEPENDENT LIVING AND WE'RE NOT A LICENSED PROPERTY BUT WE'RE STARTING WITH INTENSE SUPPORTS FOR THE TRANSITION TO THE LEVEL OF INDEPENDENCE AND INCREASING THE QUALITY OF LIFEAND THEIR OPTIONS AND THIS ACADEMY IS UNDERWAY ON RECRUITING FOR OUR CHARGES OUR CHARGES STARTING IN AUGUST.

70% ARE LEAVING EMPLOYED.

>> Ted: HOW DO FOLKS INTERESTED -- THIS ISN'T CHEAP AND THIS IS NOT INEXPENSIVE EITHER AND HOW DO THEY AFFORD IT AND HOW DOES THAT WORK?

>> WHEN WE STARTED BACK IN 2015, WE STARTED IT AS A PRIVATE PAY FILL ON TROPIC PROGRAM.

FOR THOSE COVERED THROUGH MEDICAID, THEY'RE ABLE TO BRING HALF OF THE COST THROUGH PUBLIC FUNDING AND ONCE WE CAN INNOVATE AND DEMONSTRATE THERE ARE BETTER WAYS TO DO THIS, WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ARE NOT ONLY GREATER QUALITY OF LIFE AND OUTCOMES BUYER TALKING, BUT BETTER COSTS.

>> Ted: WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED AND WHAT CAN YOU TELL PUBLIC OFFICIALS, ELECTED OFFICIALS, THOSE WHO MAKE CHOICES AND LEADERS IN THE COMMUNITY?

WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED FROM THE APARTMENT COMPLEX AND TRANSITION ACADEMY TO PUT INTO PUBLIC POLICY?

>> WOW!

ALL KINDS OF THINGS.

WE'RE LEARNING ABOUT THE SYSTEMS IN TERMS OF HOW WE NAVIGATE THE SYSTEMS AND THE IMPORTANCE OF NAVIGATIONS.

WE NEED IT MORE CREATIVE WAYS TO LOOK AT THE TAX CODES SO THAT WE CAN CREATE INCENTIVES TO ALLOW FOR THIS TYPE OF HOUSING AND WE HAVE A COLLECTION OF RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE REPORT.

MOST IMPORTANTLY, WHAT WE WANT AS PEOPLE OR FAMILY MEMBERS FOR PEOPLE WITH AUTISM IS WHAT EVERYBODY WANTS.

THEY WANT A HOME AND THEY WANT TO FEEL INCLUDED AND THEY WANT TO BE SAFE AND A PART OF THEIR COMMUNITY AND LIVE WITH PURPOSE AND PRIDE AND THRIVE.

WE'RE DOING THAT THROUGH OUR EXAMPLE AND WANTING TO DO MORE WHICH IS WHY WE TEAM UP WITH NON-PROFITS AND FOR PROFITS LIKE HOME MATTERS TO ARIZONA AND TRYING TO GET THE WORD OUT IN TERMS OF WHAT'S POSSIBLE TO DREAM BIGGER.

>> Ted: DENISE RESNIK, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

>> Ted: RESEARCHERS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA ARE WORKING TO CREATE LIGHT-BASED OPTIC COMPUTERS THAT CAN OPERATE A MILLION TIMES FASTER THAN CURRENT SEMI BASED P C. THIS IS A U OF A BASED PROFESSOR AND MOHAMMED HASSAN, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

GIVE ME A BASIC DEFINITION HERE.

>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME TODAY.

I WOULD BE HAPPY TO GIVE YOU BACKGROUND ABOUT THE ELECTRONIC COMPUTERS, THE KIND WE'RE USING FOR SMART PHONES AND ALL OF THE ELECTRONICS IS BASED ON SEMICONDUCTOR TRAN TRANSISTERS.

THE DEVELOP OF THE SPEED OF THE SEMICONDUCTOR IS STRUGGLING WITH CHALLENGES.

THIS WAS AROUND 900 MEGAHERTZ.

OUR MISSION IS TO FIND A SOLUTION AND TO GIVE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE TECHNOLOGY AND PARTICULARLY, NOW, WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT EXPLORING SPACE, RIGHT.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A NEW ERA OF TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.

SO WHAT WE HAVE DONE IS THE CAPABILITY OF SWITCHING THE CURRENT SIGNAL WITH LASER PARTS.

THIS IS SIMILAR TO ONE SECOND TO THE EARTH AGE WHICH IS BILLIONS AND BILLIONS OF YEARS.

>> Ted: OH, MY GOODNESS.

>> THIS IS EXTREMELY FAST.

>> Ted: SO SEMICONDUCTORS, THEY RELY ON ELECTRIC SIGNALS AND WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE AND THEY GET WARM, DON'T THEY?

THERE HAS TO AND LIMIT WITH SEMICONDUCTORS, TRUE?

>> YOU'RE WELL INFORMED, YES.

THE MAIN CHALLENGE IN THE INDUSTRY AND WE HAVE TO FIND AN ALTERNATIVE AND NOW WE ARE PROVIDING THIS ALTERNATIVE WHICH IS OPTIC'S BASED ELECTRONICS WHICH DOES NOT SUFFER FROM THE HEATING PROBLEM, WHICH IS A SEMICONDUCTOR.

>> Ted: SO IS IT THE IDEA THAT LASER LIGHT -- YOU SAY OPTIC AND IS THERE A MATERIAL INVOLVED AND ARE YOU MOVING AT THE SPEED OF LIGHT HERE?

>> INDEED, MOVING WITH THE SPEED OF LIGHT AND SHINING OUR LASER AT THE SECOND MATERIAL AND THIS MATERIAL IS A PIECE OF GLASS WHICH CHANGES AND ALLOWS US TO CONTROL THE REFLECTED SIGNAL.

THIS CAN BE THE BUILDING BLOCK FOR DEVELOPING AN OPTICAL TRANSISTER?

WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE FIRST STEP TOWARDS HAVING A COMPUTER AND SMART PHONES BASED ON AN OPTICAL TRANSISTER WHICH IS ONE MILLION FASTER.

>> Ted: HOW DOES THIS COMPARE TO QUANTUM COMPUTERS?

>> MOST OF THE FOCUS NOW TOWARDS THE QUANTUM COMPUTERS AND WE HAVE STRUGGLED THERE BECAUSE THE HARDWARE DEVELOPMENT IS NOT YET THERE AND SO, IT MADE NEED NEED TO WAIT.

WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE ULTIMATE FAST OF THE COMPUTERS.

>> Ted: WHAT WE HAVE THE BRIDGE, WHICH YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT AND QUANTUM IS LIKE WAY DOWN THE ROAD THERE SOMEWHERE.

>> YES.

>> Ted: BUT WAY DOWN THE ROAD AND WE JUST SAW SPACeX LAUNCH AND THE LAUNCH ITSELF WAS SUCCESSFUL.

THESE HIGH SPEEDS AND THAT WILL HELP WITH SPACE TRAVEL, TRUE?

>> ABSOLUTELY.

THIS IS ONE OF THE MAIN APPLICATIONS IS THE CAPABILITY.

IF YOU TRANSFER A CODE DATA ON THE DATA BOX, YOU CAN TRANSFER LIGHT DISTANCES AND YOU CAN HAVE A SPACE AND EXPLORING INSIDE THE DEEP SPACE, BUT WITH WITH LASERS.

>> Ted: HOW FAR ALONG IN TESTING ARE YOU WITH THIS?

>> I THINK WE HAVE A TREMENDOUS PROGRESS IN THIS PROJECT AND THE PAPER WAS PUBLISHED LAST MONTH AND WE ARE WORKING TO DEVELOP MORE IN THIS DIRECTION.

INSTEAD OF JUST SWITCHING ON AND OFF THE OPTICAL SIGNAL, WE ARE WORKING ON SWITCHING ON AND OFF THE TRANSISTER AND IT'S A COMMERCIAL DEVICE AND WE WOULD LIKE TO CONTROL THE SIGNAL WHICH MEANS THIS TECHNOLOGY CAN BE USED TOMORROW IN APPLICATION.

>> Ted: VERY ENCOURAGING AND THIS IS FUN STUFF.

MOHAMMED HASSAN, CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR RESEARCH AND CONTINUED SUCCESS POINT.

>> THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

>> Ted: THANK YOU.

AND THAT IS IT FOR NOW.

I'M TED SIMONS AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

YOU HAVE A GREAT EVENING!