U-M researchers from @UMengineering have taken their research one step further (or smaller) and created the world’s smallest computer measuring just 0.3 mm. https://t.co/5JnYhOd7eT pic.twitter.com/NUMEJa151J
— University of Michigan (@UMich) June 21, 2018
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US Scientists in the University of Michigan have developed the world’s smallest computer. It measures just 0.3 millimetres and could help find new ways to monitor and treat cancer.
In addition to the RAM and photovoltaics, the new computing devices have processors and wireless transmitters and receivers. Since they are too small to have conventional radio antennae, they receive and transmit data with visible light.
A base station provides light for power and programming, and it receives the data. Designed as a precision temperature sensor, the computer can report temperatures in minuscule regions – such as a cluster of cells – with an error of about 0.1 degrees Celsius. The system is very flexible and could be reimagined for a variety of purposes.