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Topic started on 4-3-2004 @ 06:55 PM by kinglizard
Computer Made from DNA

Israeli scientists have devised a computer that can perform 330 trillion operations per second, more than 100,000 times the speed of the fastest PC. The secret: It runs on DNA.



In terms of speed and size, however, DNA computers surpass conventional computers. While scientists say silicon chips cannot be scaled down much further, the DNA molecule found in the nucleus of all cells can hold more information in a cubic centimeter than a trillion music CDs. A spoonful of Shapiro's "computer soup" contains 15,000 trillion computers. And its energy-efficiency is more than a million times that of a PC.
Perhaps most importantly, DNA computing devices could revolutionize the pharmaceutical and biomedical fields. Some scientists predict a future where our bodies are patrolled by tiny DNA computers that monitor our well-being and release the right drugs to repair damaged or unhealthy tissue.

Sounds like one more step towards combining humans and machines. Hey, maybe we could use the DNA to control all of mankind. I’m sure no one thought of that yet. Can you imagine a living computer sitting on your desk? I wonder if we would need to plug it in or simply feed it?

This is How DNA Computers Will Work

[Edited on 4-3-2004 by kinglizard]

[Edited on 16-3-2004 by kinglizard]


reply posted on 4-3-2004 @ 08:48 PM by kinglizard
Then we just merge the DNA computers with OLED computer screens.



The U.S. agency that financed the Internet is trying to speed the development of Flexible Organic Light Emitting Displays (FOLEDs). Universal Display Corp. (UDC) has secured a contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop OLED technology that bends and rolls to any shape. OLEDs are based on organic materials, some of them polymers, that emit light when a voltage passes through them.

Unlike flat panel displays traditionally built on a glass surface, FOLEDs are made on flexible substrates that range from transparent plastic to opaque metal foils. UDC is also developing a Transparent Organic Light Emitting Device (TOLED) that could be used as a display on windshields and cockpit windows. The combination of flexibility and transparency raises new possibilities for displays. In theory, a FOLED display could be mounted onto eyeglasses, an aircraft instrument panel, a face shield or a sleeve with Velcro. It could even be folded to fit into a pocket.
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