Here's one for you: when is a 'body in a box' not as macabre as it sounds? Simple—when it's a tech startup. Wait! Put the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Journalist, analyst, author, podcaster. The world’s first “code-deployable” biological computer is now for sale. The Cortical Labs ...

The Biological Computing Co. (TBC), the company redefining computing for the post-silicon AI era, today launched a new class of compute that integrates living neurons with modern AI, becoming the ...

Modern computers are a triumph of technology. A single computer chip contains billions of nanometer-scaled transistors that operate extremely reliably and at a rate of millions of operations per ...

Biological computing startup Cortical Labs has launched CL1, what it is calling the world’s first commercial biological computer. The technology combines “lab-cultivated neurons from human stem cells” ...

TL;DR: Research in both biocomputing and neuromorphic computing may hold the key to better computer energy efficiency. By drawing inspiration from nature's own efficient systems, such as the human ...

Scientists are experimenting with ways to integrate brain cells into computer processors. The technology could help conserve energy. FinalSpark's Multi-Electrode Arrays (MEAs) incorporate four human ...

Bioengineers at Stanford University have created the first biological transistor made from genetic materials: DNA and RNA. Dubbed the "transcriptor," this biological transistor is the final component ...

MIT has taken a big step toward the ability to use engineered life-forms as a means of sensing, tracking, and even doing basic computing of information. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share ...