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doubling every
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VLSI
virus
ULSI proteins
supramolecular chemistry
supramolecules

chemistry no way to escape molecule

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Possible Future Nanotechnologies for Electronics

mainstream electronics radically new concepts ...
Quantum Computer

top-down
silicon ?

„The weirdest computer of all“ (The Economist)

Possible Future Nanotechnologies for Electronics
mainstream electronics radically new concepts ...
DNA Computer

can solve (some) NP-hard problems

similar to quantum computer
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top-down
silicon
DNA
computer
in action

Possible Future Nanotechnologies for Electronics

mainstream electronics radically new concepts ...
Brain on Chip

top-down
silicon

Fromherz et al.
Possible Future Nanotechnologies for Electronics
mainstream electronics radically new concepts ...
Molecular Electronics

- electronic

top-down bottom-up
silicon

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