Can droplets and bubbles think?

被引:25
作者
Epstein, Irving R. [1 ]
机构
[1] Brandeis Univ, Dept Chem, Waltham, MA 02254 USA
[2] Brandeis Univ, Volen Ctr Complex Syst, Waltham, MA 02254 USA
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D O I
10.1126/science.1138325
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Bubbles flowing through narrow channels can be encoded with information and made to perform logic operations like those in a computer.
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页码:775 / 776
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