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Scientists Developing Molecule Sized Computers

by Terrence O'Brien on January 1, 2009 at 12:30 PM


Those crazy scientists are at it again, trying to shrink electronics down to impossible sizes. A group called the Pico-Inside Project have made great advances towards making molecular computing a reality. The group has developed a simple circuit that consists of 30 atoms, performing the same function as 14 transistors, which are about 1,000 times larger than an atom.

The goal of the team is create entire circuits the size of a molecule, enabling systems more powerful that the fastest of todays super-computers to fit in to your pants pocket. Imagine: A smart phone advanced enough to decode the human genome in your pocket. Unnecessary? Probably. Exciting? Definitely. [From: Science Daily, Via: Slashdot]

Tags: atom, pico inside, pico-inside, PicoInside

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