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> From: piclist-bounces@MIT.EDU [mailto:piclist-bounces@MIT.EDU] On
Behalf
> Of Apptech
> Sent: 12 March 2008 11:44
> To: PIC List
> Subject: [EE]:: Uncertain but prmising first footsteps in nano machine
> land::
> 
> Concept Investigation nano machine that uses an STM to "program" a
> molecule
> into any of 4 billion states (they say). Zero usefulness as is but may
> presage things to come.



16 molecules, each can have 1 of 4 states, 4^16 ~ 4.3E9

I guess this would be a 16 bit wide quadnary register in some future
nano computer?

Mike

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