Dropping Science: New Tech Discoveries : Computer Circuit Built from Neurons

By Kate Gammon , published on November 5, 2008 at 1:30 AM
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For all humanity’s high-falutin’ knowledge, our brains can get messed up pretty easily – signals moving from one neuron to another only send a full message 40% of the time. And what better way to amp up the rate of transmission than building a computer circuit from neurons? Researchers in Israel have done just that – they grew tiny neurons on a computer circuit around which they sent signals. The researchers think that these brain-cell circuits could lead to a connection between computers and the nervous system. Even our sense of superiority could be better with computers in our heads…
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HumbleOpiner 11/05/2008 9:49 AM
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To the best of my knowledge the pterodactyle was a reptile, not specifically a dinosaur.

zodiacfml 11/05/2008 9:58 AM
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nah, still has to dump that heat in the environment with that micro fridge. could be using a bigger radiator or sink

smalltime0 11/05/2008 10:03 AM
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"Pint-sized refrigerators can blast much more coolness that the conventional method"
You dont move 'cool energy' you remove heat.

poO_onyou 11/06/2008 6:28 AM
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Boiler Up!

WheelsOfConfusion 11/06/2008 8:23 AM
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Hmm, I wonder if the "red LED" used to study those wrinkles was your typical high-efficiency InGaAlP version.

zipmaster07 11/07/2008 1:02 AM
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Ahh so many items that I could care less about. Not that they aren't important, I just know I'll probably never hear about anyone of these ever again. :)

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