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Archive: October, 2007

Turing Machine Proven

Simple Turing machine shown capable of solving any computational problem

A proof made public today illustrates that Stephen Wolfram’s 2,3 Turing machine number 596440 is a universal Turing machine, and it has netted a University of Birmingham undergraduate $25,000.

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intrinsi on October 25th 2007 in Information Science

Caltech Nose

Caltech Electronic Nose Innovation

The Lewis Group a division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at Caltech have a working model of an electronic nose.

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intrinsi on October 23rd 2007 in Biology

Biology Recapitulates Technology

Technology Review: Virus-Built Electronics

In producing this novel fiber, the researchers have demonstrated a completely new way of making nanomaterials, one that uses viruses as microscopic building blocks.

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intrinsi on October 19th 2007 in Biology, Nanotechnology