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Clinical Investigation

Nano Computing - Impact Factor

Nanocomputing is a term used for the representation and manipulation of data by computers smaller than a microcomputer. Current devices are already utilizing transistors with channels below 100 nanometers in length. The current goal is to produce computers smaller than 10 nanometers. Future developments in nanocomputing will provide resolutions to the current difficulties of forming computing technology at the nanoscale. For example, current nanosized transistors have been found to produce a quantum tunneling effect where electrons ‘tunnel’ through barriers, making them unsuitable for use as a standard switch. Nanocomputing can be produced by a number of nanoscale structures including biomolecules such as DNA and proteins. As DNA functions through a coding system of four nucleobases it is suited for application in data processing. DNA nanocomputers could produce faster problem solving through the ability to explore all potential solutions simultaneously. This is in contrast to conventional computers which solve problems by exploring solution paths one at a time in a series of steps. Practical applications of this theoretical technology will require the ability to control and program DNA flexibly. The earliest applications of DNA to computing will likely be in the form of transistor switches, kv  

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