The First Plastic Computer Processor

    The First Plastic Computer Processor


    Posted: 25 Mar 2011
    The processor can so far run only one simple program of 16 instructions. The commands are hardcoded into a second foil etched with plastic circuits that can be connected to the processor to "load" the program. This allows the processor to calculate a running average of an incoming signal, something that a chip involved in processing the signal from a sensor might do, says Genoe. The chip runs at a speed of six hertz-on the order of a million times slower than a modern desktop machine-and can only process information in eight-bit chunks at most, compared to 128 bits for modern computer processors.
    The First Plastic Computer Processor - Technology Review
    Tepid's Avatar Posted By: Tepid
    25 Mar 2011



  1. Posts : 1,326
    Windows 10 Professional 64-bit
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    8Hz? 8-bit? Yeah, well, otherwise, the chip would be melting under the heat.
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  2. Posts : 509
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit SP1
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    I don't find this very amazing. Except for the fact that it actually works.
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  3. Posts : 32
    Win 7 64, Vista64
       #3

    Not really Impressive when you consider that researchers have been working on "Bio" cell based processing for quite some time.


    http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/st...computers.html

    This is but one example of what they are working on for many years now.

    More along the lines of this- http://wn.com/Biocomputer

    but that is a very simplistic view of what is being worked on, and the uses they will be used in.
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  4. Posts : 342
    Windows 7
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    puny maybe - but the further development of nanotechnology and the potential conductive properties in plastics is huge.

    we can replace rare and limited resources with enhanced plastics for computing - it's use in mobile devices and medicine would have potential
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    Windows 8 Professional 64-bit
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    Quantum computing, biological processing, wohoo! How exciting!
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