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Mon 27 Mar 2006 15:53
by Kevin McGehee
in Coweta County, GA
[Our Times]
[Yippee-Ki-Yay!]
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...to the “zero-interface” computer.
To create the neuro-chip, researchers squeezed more than 16,000 electronic transistors and hundreds of capacitors onto a silicon chip just 1 millimeter square in size.
They used special proteins found in the brain to glue brain cells, called neurons, onto the chip. However, the proteins acted as more than just a simple adhesive.
“They also provided the link between ionic channels of the neurons and semiconductor material in a way that neural electrical signals could be passed to the silicon chip,“ said study team member Stefano Vassanelli from the University of Padua in Italy.» LiveScience.com: Brain Cells Fused with Computer Chip
It would also be the ultimate in hands-free telephones—but you might have even more trouble than ever with those pesky songs running through your head.
And whatever you do, keep your anti-virus and anti-spyware up to date.
UPDATE: Traffic!
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