molecular computing
nounUK /məˈlekjʊlə kəmˈpjuːtɪŋ/
US /məˈlekjələr kəmˈpjuːtɪŋ/
A way of computing that uses tiny molecules, like DNA, to store and process information.
Scientists are exploring molecular computing to build computers smaller than a grain of sand.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The use of single molecules as switches or wires in electronic circuits.
Molecular computing could one day replace silicon chips with carbon-based components.
3. A field of research that combines chemistry and computer science to solve problems with molecules.
Her thesis on molecular computing won an award in computational chemistry.
4. Computing performed by chemical reactions rather than electrical signals.
The lab demonstrated molecular computing by letting strands of DNA add two numbers.