A molecular computer is made of organic molecules instead of silicon. Chips built this way are not only potentially much smaller but also, because of the way they can be networked, ...

The difficulties of building a practical computer using molecular electronics—along with the microelectronics industry’s success in carving ever-smaller features into silicon devices and ...

Molecular computers hold the promise of being far less expensive, much smaller, and much more energy-efficient than today's silicon-based computers. The UCLA groups, ...

Researchers have made significant advances in molecular computing. These include defining the fundamental limits of such 'biological computers'. Molecular computing attempts to use components of ...

In the early ’90s, Shapiro’s innovative research in programming languages led to the establishment of Ubique, a company that develops interactive online environments. Shapiro’s design of a universal ...

W A S H I N G T O N, Aug 18 -- Researchers said Thursday they had developed microscopic chemical switches that could form the basis of tiny, fast and cheap computers that will “do things we ...

Molecular computers could store data and, like ribosomes, assemble physical products from coded blueprints. Instead of stringing amino acids into proteins, they might produce finely tuned materials ...

A superthin computer just two molecules thick can solve complex problems and, somewhat like the human brain, can evolve to improve and perform many operations simultaneously. This molecular ...

It’s also not yet possible to “write” information using a molecular computer, which is what would be required to actually fabricate new drugs or plastics. Leigh isn’t worried about speed.

DNA computers. Most molecular computers are developed using synthesized DNA. So, for the time being, it's unlikely we’ll see any practical applications for their insertion into living organisms.

Scientists have demonstrated a new way to precisely target cells by distinguishing them from neighboring cells that look quite similar. Even cells that become cancerous may differ from their healthy ...