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The blueprint for a tiny, ultra-robust mechanical computer has been outlined by US researchers.
The energy-efficient nano computer is inspired by ideas about computing first put forward nearly 200 years ago.
Writing in the New Journal of Physics, the scientists say the machine would be built from nanometre-sized components, just billionths of a metre across.
Chips based on the design could be used in places, such as car engines, where silicon can be too delicate, they said.
Full story here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6912023.stm
Source: BBC
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