Part-Human, Part-Machine Transistor Devised 77
asukasoryu writes "Man and machine can now be linked more intimately than ever, according to a new article in the journal ACS Nano Letters. Scientists have embedded a nano-sized transistor inside a cell-like membrane and powered it using the cell's own fuel. To create the implanted circuit, the UC scientists combined a carbon nanotube transistor, lipid bilayer coating, ion pump, and ATP. The ion pump changes the electrical charge inside the cell, which then changes the electrical charge going through the transistor, which the scientists could measure and monitor."
Tag to add (Score:2, Funny)
Everyone add the tag, Cylons to this one. :-D
Re:Tag to add (Score:5, Funny)
Everyone add the tag, Cylons to this one. :-D
They said nothing about sexually-triggered bioluminescence.
next up the iBRAIN (Score:3, Funny)
Re:How is this human? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:How is this human? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:You will be assimilated. (Score:4, Funny)
Resistance is voltage over current.
Re:How is this human? (Score:5, Funny)
Imagine a Beowulf cluster powered by slashdot users!
Re:New weight loss (Score:1, Funny)
Hell yes, next we need to mount an interface on my ass. I can plug this into the grid and sell power back to the electric company.
No more watching what I eat. Instead I can eat what I want, as much as I want and enjoy every bite. Sports and other activities stop being a way to stay slim and become OPTIONAL.
Yay! One step closer to Overmind! (Score:4, Funny)
Overlord1: These brutish simple beings have finally yielded some light at the end of the tunnel.
Overlord2: Yes, but it will still be a few centuries to perfect, sell, and drive adoption before we can flip the switch and merge them into Overmind.
Overlord1: Ok - when can I see the Microsoft Project Plan?
Re:New weight loss (Score:5, Funny)
Wide bus, I guess.
Re:Tag to add (Score:3, Funny)
They said nothing about sexually-triggered bioluminescence.
Well, if that came about the modern day Luddites will have a new war cry:
Hell No, We Don't Glow!
Re:You will be assimilated. (Score:2, Funny)
voltage = futile current
Re:How is this human? (Score:5, Funny)