DocM Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 OK - this is weird. Links are non-existant at the moment, but it's real - Remember the Memristor - the 4th electronic component (inductor, resistor, capacitor & memristor) that blends the abilities of a variable resistor and multi-state (more than just 0 and 1) memory? On its way to revolutionizing electronics? Things just took another step to the wild side - the medical journal International Journal of Medical Engineering and Informatics is reporting that a group at the Education Campus Changa in Gujarat, India has found a new material to make memristors from: human blood. It changes its electrical resistance depending on how much voltage is applied, and retains the memory of this resistance for at least five minutes. They're exploring using the tech in neuroprosthetics - connecting electronics to the nervous system & brain. Possibilities would include augmentation, brain-machine interfaces, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digitalx Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 yeah i'm not spilling no blood for no machine. :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted April 3, 2011 Author Share Posted April 3, 2011 I think the idea is to use a patients own blood in the augment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digitalx Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 I think the idea is to use a patients own blood in the augment. Yeah still makes me think of crysis 2 with aliens using melted down humans in their machines and stuff quantum processing components with human blood is just a fraction strange at least compared to titanium dioxide used more commonly... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guru Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 yeah i'm not spilling no blood for no machine. :laugh: but this is Apple fanboy's dream come true lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phouchg Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 Alert: H:\h5n1.dll found Worm.Influx0r.A. Moved to quarantine. Could not delete. Amputation required. LimeMaster 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkaic Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 (edited) Great idea, theoretically. However implementation would be a *****, plus beyond ethics, is it safe to have half humans (i'm sorry but im picturing eye replacement with iPhone 27 300MP cam and near perfect intelligence with superior ai). skynet beam me out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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