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World’s first living computer goes global with 10 universities on board

S cientists are growing tiny clumps of living human brain cells and using them to power computers. The emerging field, known as biocomputing or wetware, is being explored by a handful of research ...
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Science history: First computer-to-computer message lays the foundation for the internet, but it crashes halfway through — Oct. 29, 1969

Messages transmitted between two computers located about 380 miles apart would form the basis of what would become the ...

Is This the End of the Silicon Era? Scientists Unveil World’s First 2D Computer

Researchers at Penn State have developed the first silicon-free computer using atom-thin materials. This breakthrough could reshape the future of electronics, paving the way for ultra-efficient, ...
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20 Historical Facts About The ENIAC, The World's First Modern Computer

It all began in the 1940s, when “computers” weren’t objects but people—mostly women—doing calculations by hand. Then came a ...