Molecular Computer
A computer based on logic gates that is constructed on principles of molecular mechanics (as opposed to principles of electronics) by appropriate arrangements of molecules. Since the size of each logic gate (device that can perform a logical operation) is only one or a few molecules, the resultant computer can be microscopic in size. Limitations on molecular computers arise only from the physics of atoms. Molecular computers can be massively parallel by having computations performed by trillions of molecules simultaneously. Molecular computers have been demonstrated using the DNA molecule.
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Research
Molecular Computing at the Laboratory of Information Processing, LUT Finland
This research focuses on the research where the aim is to understand how to control (bio)molecular reactions for information processing. Our research is concentrated on optically controllable biomolecular processes.
Molecular Computing Group, University of Memphis
Course on molecular computing with lots of interesting links
MCSF
The MSCF supports a wide range of activities in environmental molecular research, from benchmark calculations on small molecules to reliable calculations on large molecules and solids to simulations ofvlarge biomolecules, as well as reactive chemical transport modeling.
Biochemical and DNA-based Nanocomputers at MITRE