Parrilla Gutierrez, J. M. , Sharma, A. , Tsuda, S., Cooper, G. J.T. , Aragon Camarasa, G. , Donkers, K. and Cronin, L. (2020) A programmable chemical computer with memory and pattern recognition. Nature Communications, 11, 1442. (doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-15190-3) (PMID:32188858) (PMCID:PMC7080730)
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Abstract
Current computers are limited by the von Neumann bottleneck, which constrains the throughput between the processing unit and the memory. Chemical processes have the potential to scale beyond current computing architectures as the processing unit and memory reside in the same space, performing computations through chemical reactions, yet their lack of programmability limits them. Herein, we present a programmable chemical processor comprising of a 5 by 5 array of cells filled with a switchable oscillating chemical (Belousov–Zhabotinsky) reaction. Each cell can be individually addressed in the ‘on’ or ‘off’ state, yielding more than 2.9 × 1017 chemical states which arise from the ability to detect distinct amplitudes of oscillations via image processing. By programming the array of interconnected BZ reactions we demonstrate chemically encoded and addressable memory, and we create a chemical Autoencoder for pattern recognition able to perform the equivalent of one million operations per second.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Cooper, Dr Geoff and Sharma, Mr Abhishek and Cronin, Professor Lee and Parrilla Gutierrez, Dr Juanma and Aragon Camarasa, Dr Gerardo and Tsuda, Dr Soichiro |
| Authors: | Parrilla Gutierrez, J. M., Sharma, A., Tsuda, S., Cooper, G. J.T., Aragon Camarasa, G., Donkers, K., and Cronin, L. |
| College/School: | College of Science and Engineering > School of Chemistry College of Science and Engineering > School of Computing Science |
| Journal Name: | Nature Communications |
| Publisher: | Nature Research |
| ISSN: | 2041-1723 |
| ISSN (Online): | 2041-1723 |
| Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2020 The Authors |
| First Published: | First published in Nature Communications 11:1442 |
| Publisher Policy: | Reproduced under a Creative Commons License |
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