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Tuesday, 22nd March 2005 (4041 views)

The Technion-Israel Institute of Technology has created a new version of a biomolecular computer, made completely of enzymes and DNA molecules.<br/><br/>According to Israel21c, the computer is fastest than anything else like it and can perform as many as a billion different programmes at the same time.<br/><br/>In addition, a gold-coated chip is used which allows simple, real-time readout of the results.<br/><br/>At present current biomolecular computers can only be analysed through elaborate techniques where molecules have to be separated and sorted by size.<br/><br/>In the past, similar computers could only run 765 programmes simultaneously.<br/><br/>With this new generation of computers, biological molecules replace all the typical components used in typical computers.<img alt="track" src="http://directnews.dehavilland.co.uk/dn.gif?feedid=196&itemid=8092444"/>

 

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