A Chemical Computer

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Chemical Computer Can Be Programmed to Solve Hard Problems

By New Scientist, May 11, 2022

Researchers at the U.K.'s University of Glasgow have programmed a chemical computer to solve specific problems, following earlier research on encoding data into the system.

The computer consists of a plastic grid of interconnected chambers filled with a liquid acid-salt solution, which triggers a chemical reaction when mechanically agitated. The researchers adjust the speed of each stirrer to control the reaction rate in each cell, to program a specific problem.

The cells alternately flash red or blue lights during the reaction, with each flash equivalent to the 1s and 0s used in electronic computers; a video camera records the reds and blues, and uses that data to adjust the stirrers.

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iPhone Convinces us We Need the Web all the Time

I like the broad statement.  Though its more complicated.  In our enterprise the Blackberry device helped as well.  It was as easy to use as the iPhone, though not as extensible.   The iPhone came in from the consumer side, and was very quick to provide innovative updates.  Ultimately execs that watched their stock positions move in Apps, asked why they could not do that with company data,  and ultimately demanded the same on their company phones.   IPhone continued to produce innovation that was demanded, but has definitely stalled.

The iPhone Helped Convince Us We Need The Web All The Time, Every Day  In Fastcompany: 
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