Tel-Aviv University - Computer Science Colloquium
Sunday, February 7, 14:15-15:15
at 14:00 Present day computers are based on von Neumanns stored program architecture and are implemented in electronics. We developed a computer architecture that embodies Turing's "paper-and-pencil" computing machine while borrowing from the ribosome's structure and principles of operation. A key concept is using molecules functionally similar to transfer RNA to encode the computer transition rules. A working mechanical computer based on the architecture has been constructed. The mechanical computer serves both as proof-of-concept of the architecture as well as an operational specification for a future biomolecular computer that may operate in vivo and interact with its biochemical environment.
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