A team from Maynooth University has developed a molecular computer capable of adding, multiplying, and dividing using DNA strands in water. The breakthrough, announced on September 16 and published in *Nature*, explores a form of computing that does not require a continuous power supply during calculations.<\/p>\n
The procedure combines water, salt, and DNA fragments with a longer molecular structure. After heating and cooling the mixture, the molecules assemble; the resulting structure represents the answer.<\/p>\n
The researchers tested ten programs, including 100-bit operations. A sum of 10 plus 3 took thirty seconds; operations involving much larger numbers took up to fourteen hours. The system could be reused for 25 consecutive calculations.<\/p>\n
These devices are still much slower than silicon. Their value lies in exploring other ways to process information and potential molecular applications within cells. The latter remain a research prospect, not a clinically available tool.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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