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Part-Human, Part-Machine Transistor Devised

Posted by kdawson on from the mitochondria-look-up dept.

asukasoryu writes "Man and machine can now be linked more intimately than ever, according to a new article in the journal ACS Nano Letters. Scientists have embedded a nano-sized transistor inside a cell-like membrane and powered it using the cell's own fuel. To create the implanted circuit, the UC scientists combined a carbon nanotube transistor, lipid bilayer coating, ion pump, and ATP. The ion pump changes the electrical charge inside the cell, which then changes the electrical charge going through the transistor, which the scientists could measure and monitor."

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  1. Tag to add by Scott+Lockwood · · Score: 2, Funny

    Everyone add the tag, Cylons to this one. :-D

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    1. Re:Tag to add by jollyreaper · · Score: 4, Funny

      Everyone add the tag, Cylons to this one. :-D

      They said nothing about sexually-triggered bioluminescence.

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    2. Re:Tag to add by FatdogHaiku · · Score: 2, Funny

      They said nothing about sexually-triggered bioluminescence.

      Well, if that came about the modern day Luddites will have a new war cry:

      Hell No, We Don't Glow!

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  2. next up the iBRAIN by chronoss2010 · · Score: 3, Funny

    completely useless device that makes the user buy other useless devices starting with the letter "i"

  3. Re:How is this human? by guppysap13 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Or eat the same and let it burn excess energy...

  4. Re:How is this human? by camperdave · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'd rather have one that just drew power from my vast stores of... well, let's just say I shouldn't eat more.

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  5. Re:You will be assimilated. by Arancaytar · · Score: 3, Funny

    Resistance is voltage over current.

  6. Re:How is this human? by ajrs · · Score: 4, Funny

    Imagine a Beowulf cluster powered by slashdot users!

  7. Re:New weight loss by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Hell yes, next we need to mount an interface on my ass. I can plug this into the grid and sell power back to the electric company.

    No more watching what I eat. Instead I can eat what I want, as much as I want and enjoy every bite. Sports and other activities stop being a way to stay slim and become OPTIONAL.

  8. Yay! One step closer to Overmind! by abbynormal+brain · · Score: 4, Funny

    Overlord1: These brutish simple beings have finally yielded some light at the end of the tunnel.
    Overlord2: Yes, but it will still be a few centuries to perfect, sell, and drive adoption before we can flip the switch and merge them into Overmind.
    Overlord1: Ok - when can I see the Microsoft Project Plan?

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  9. Re:New weight loss by vegiVamp · · Score: 4, Funny

    > mount an interface on my ass.

    Wide bus, I guess.

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  10. Re:You will be assimilated. by maxwell+demon · · Score: 2, Funny

    voltage = futile current

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  11. Re:How is this human? by Dishevel · · Score: 4, Funny

    Fuck low power CPU's. I want to lose weight!

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