Notes on Biocomputers
Info on biocomputers
| Category | Info on that Category |
|---|---|
| What are biocomputers? | - First have to ask what is any computer? What makes something become a computer? The standard is a Turing Machine (a strip of tape and a reader of the tape that can also write). - Current computers build on transistors, voltage-controlled electric switches. -Transcriptors (DONT CITE THIS) are essentially the biological components that replace transistors. - There's BIL Gates that replace our traditional gates. |
| Why make biocomputers (in contrast to traditional computers)? | - They are power efficient (see Bio4Comp, they are trying to make some for this exact reason). I mean, think about the power of the human brain. If one needs 2000 cal = 8,368,000J per day (86,400 secs) that's about 96.9W! and it's estimated that about 20% (see Figure 5) of the energy we use in a day goes to the brain. So that's about 20W per day needed just for our brains. In contrast, most desktop PC's require over 65 to 150 watts, depending on the performance of your processor. - They are still tiny, on the micrometer scale, on the size of cells - They "attempts to develop computer electronics that emulate the circuitry of the brain may lead to a better understanding of how the brain itself actually works". |
| Where are current biocomputers being made/used? By Who? | - Some governments are trying to invest in efforts here to reduce climate change. See Bio4Comp which isan "EU-funded research project" to research advancements in bio-computers to aid in climate change. - |
| Limitations of biocomputers in contrast to today's computers? | - They aren't really tiny enough. While most of the computers we look at here (see the who section above) are on the - |
Cool Memes to Use
- Using gut bacteria to run DOOM!
- Blake Lemoine (the guy that believed that Google AI had a soul).