Jagsbch Posted February 27, 2003 Share Posted February 27, 2003 Computer Made from DNA and Enzymes "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." While a desktop PC is designed to perform one calculation very fast, DNA strands produce billions of potential answers simultaneously. This makes the DNA computer suitable for solving "fuzzy logic" problems that have many possible solutions rather than the either/or logic of binary computers. In the future, some speculate, there may be hybrid machines that use traditional silicon for normal processing tasks but have DNA co-processors that can take over specific tasks they would be more suitable for. National Geographics :eek: Whats it going to take for us to believe that were are in a digital simulation... God's computer program... to be continued Check out the movie the Thirtenth Floor. Excellent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brave Posted February 27, 2003 Share Posted February 27, 2003 Reminds me of Michael Crichton's new book about nanotechnology, "Prey." He also discussed in the forward to his last book, "Timeline," quantum technology and the limitations of current processors. Though they double in speed and halve in size about every 18 months, they are approaching a wall which may only be breached by different technology. Interesting stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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