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Originally Posted by homealone
could they make one into a cell phone? 
- but yes, it is an interesting subject, a look in your profile gives a clue to why you would find it especially so 
The thing I find hard to get my 'head round', is the scale. The concept of being able to manipulate things in a precise way at molecular sizes is awesome enough, the idea so much 'computing power' can exist in such a small space is mind boggling.
I thought they glossed over how the 'output' was read, though, I guess it's going to be a while before someone puts a 'human interface' on that |
Yeah, I find the whole idea fascinating
LOL, it still has a long way to go, though!
And the output is certainly quite simple at the moment (as befits a "test-tube" computer, I guess!)
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Instead of showing up on a computer screen, results are analyzed using a technique that allows scientists to see the length of the DNA output molecule.
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Seeing as there are limits to using silicon, I suppose we will eventually need something like this (hence also the big interest by people in trying to make optical & quantum computers too).
Think of the power of a "proper" molecular computer...
