Why the Most Powerful Computer of 2026 Might Be Made of Living Cells, Not Microchips
Why the Most Powerful Computer of 2026 Might Be Made of Living Cells, Not Microchips
While the world focuses on the power consumption of massive AI data centers, researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, are looking at a more efficient alternative: the human brain.
Mini brain organoids at the UTHealth Houston Brain Collection for Research in Psychiatric Disorders in Houston, Texas. Photo: Getty Images
Organoids, also known as lab grown organs, have been studied for over a century now. American biologist Henry Van Peters Wilson first demonstrated the ability for cells to self-organize for regeneration with a sea........
