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Swarming Crabs Act Like Energy Efficient Computers

A team of scientists from Japan and England has developed a computer made from live crabs, and though it sounds like something out of a Monty Python skit this crustaceous computing device could lead to a new generation of ultra-efficient computers. The basic concept is a form of biomimicry, as the  researchers were inspired by [...] No related posts.
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Japan team creates world's first "crab computer"

Technology / Gadgets : Gizmag (last year)

Wouldn't your latest generation tablet be way cooler if it ran on live crabs? Thanks to Yukio-Pegio Gunji and his team at Japan’s Kobe University, the era of crab computing is upon us... well, sort of. The scientists have exploited ... Read Post

Japanese Scientists Create Computer Out of Soldier Crabs

Lifestyle / Green Living : TreeHugger (last year)

A team of Japanese scientists have created a computer out of swarms of soldier crabs by using their predictable behavior to build logic gates. Read Post

The Phosphorous Atom Quantum Computing Machine

Technology : Technology Review Editors' Blog (12 hours ago)

An Australian team unveils the fundamental building block of a scalable quantum computer that could be embedded in today’s silicon chips Back in the late 90s, a physicist in Australia put forward a design for a quantum computer. Bru... Read Post


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