Biological supercomputer is only the size of a book

Scientists have successfully built a supercomputer model based on biological materials, promising to create many new breakthroughs in computer technology in the future.

Biological supercomputer powered by ATP molecules. Photo: McGill University.

According to UPI, scientists from many countries such as Canada, England, Germany, Sweden, and the Netherlands have designed and built a biological supercomputer model that operates based on adenosine triphosphate, or ATP. This is an energy-carrying molecule that functions to transport energy to places needed for cells to use. The research results were published in the journal PNAS on January 18.

Instead of the artificial semiconductor circuits found in conventional microchips, the biological supercomputer contains tiny protein chains powered by ATP. The system simulates the basic functions of a supercomputer, but on a much smaller scale.

Most supercomputers are huge. They often occupy rooms the size of basketball courts and have their own power plants to run them. The biological computer model developed by Dan Nicolau, a computer scientist at McGill University in Canada, and his colleagues is only the size of a book.

The biological supercomputer model operates based on biological factors, so it uses little energy and does not overheat. Researchers believe that this will be a computer system with great potential for development in the future.

"There will be many people who continue to research and try to develop biological supercomputer models, such as using other biological factors. One option to solve larger and more complex problems is to combine our device with a conventional computer to form a hybrid device," Nicolau said.

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