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Optogenetics [0]. Light changes electrical behavior in cells. AKA, point laser, neurons fire, I know kung-fu Memristors [1] Rebuilding the entire computer from

Optogenetics [0]. Light changes electrical behavior in cells. AKA, point laser, neurons fire, I know kung-fu Memristors [1] Rebuilding the entire computer from EE basics. New 'color' added to EE spectrum, now computers process huge datasets on a watch battery CRISPR-CaS9 [2] Tricks bacteria used to keeps viruses out are pretty slick. Crtl-C, Ctrl-V for gene editing. $100B technology, easily. Strangely (encouragingly?) all these words are 'misspelled' NOTE: I am massively oversimplifying things. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optogenetics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optogenetics [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memristor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memristor [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CRISPR https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CRISPR

freehunter 6y ago
I was excited for memristors in 2008 when HP announced they were right around the corner. They even built a new computer and a new OS to take advantage of memristors [1]. And then it never happened and no one has ever built one and it’s pretty much vaporware. I would be hesitant to trust anyone who says they’re anywhere close. It’s just not a technology that actually exists. [1] https://www.extremetech.com/extreme/207897-hp-kills-the-machine-repurposes-design-around-conventional-technologies https://www.extremetech.com/extreme/207897-hp-kills-the-mach...
- hanniabu 6y ago
  > They even built a new computer and a new OS to take advantage of memristors I could be wrong but I think I remember reading somewhere they ran into patent infringement issues that they couldn't get around or something like that.
hobofan 6y ago
CRISPR-CaS9 seems to be pretty much "done" already. It's already used by many labs and high-profile projects, has transformed upcoming gene therapy pipelines and the main problems are being ironed out. I don't think that there is any doubt anymore that CRISPR is a big milestone in biotech.

freehunter 6y ago

I was excited for memristors in 2008 when HP announced they were right around the corner. They even built a new computer and a new OS to take advantage of memristors [1]. And then it never happened and no one has ever built one and it’s pretty much vaporware. I would be hesitant to trust anyone who says they’re anywhere close. It’s just not a technology that actually exists. [1] https://www.extremetech.com/extreme/207897-hp-kills-the-machine-repurposes-design-around-conventional-technologies https://www.extremetech.com/extreme/207897-hp-kills-the-mach...

hanniabu 6y ago
> They even built a new computer and a new OS to take advantage of memristors I could be wrong but I think I remember reading somewhere they ran into patent infringement issues that they couldn't get around or something like that.

hobofan 6y ago

CRISPR-CaS9 seems to be pretty much "done" already. It's already used by many labs and high-profile projects, has transformed upcoming gene therapy pipelines and the main problems are being ironed out. I don't think that there is any doubt anymore that CRISPR is a big milestone in biotech.