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MIT Developing Self-Assembling Computer Chips

Posted by samzenpus on from the so-easy-it-builds-itself dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on have released research detailing how molecules in chips can self-assemble, potentially reducing manufacturing costs. The researchers have developed a technique in which polymers automatically fall into place to create an integrated circuit."

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  1. Self-assembling post by Kingrames · · Score: 4, Funny

    This post made itself. I accept no responsibility.

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    1. Re:Self-assembling post by Cryacin · · Score: 2, Funny

      But it's a garden of eden post! LIAR!!!

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  2. Self assembling reply by unity100 · · Score: 2, Funny

    this reply also made itself. looks like its out of our hands now

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    1. Re:Self assembling reply by siloko · · Score: 2

      I guess it's out of our hands in much the same way as that Connect 4 token's final resting place is 'out of our hands' once we put it in the slot. Polymers falling into place is not the same as 'self-replicating intelligent life form'. Come back in a few million years and see if they've evolved!

  3. Re:Beginning of the End by MichaelSmith · · Score: 2, Funny

    And I for one...

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  4. Re:Beginning of the End by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    And I for one...

  5. Re:Beginning of the End by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    And I for one ...

  6. Re:Beginning of the End by Matrix9180 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Replicator_(Stargate)

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  7. Integrated circuit, eh? by charlesbakerharris · · Score: 2, Funny

    Does this mean the transistors and the capacitors don't have to drink at different fountains anymore? We've certainly come a long way.

  8. Exciting stuff by sammydee · · Score: 4, Informative

    This is a really hot topic in research right now. For my final year project on my physics degree I am investigating a theory of a model fluid with a repulsive step potential and it's amazing what kind of self assembly you get on a mesoscopic level.

    At certain temperatures and pressures the molecules will all just spontaneously line up into stripes or clusters. This could have amazingly useful applications in chip assembly, because you don't need to assemble the chip any more - you just engineer a molecule that assembles itself into the right shape.

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    1. Re:Exciting stuff by colonelquesadilla · · Score: 2, Interesting

      Sounds a lot like proteins really... just saying. Is this sort of thing being viewed as a form of biomimetics?

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  9. Does it work with GDB? by flyingfsck · · Score: 3, Funny

    How do you debug self assembly?

    Is it supported by GCC yet?

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