Scientists unveil the world's smallest computer that is just a 1 MILLIMETRE square
Basil Chupin
blchupin at iinet.net.au
Fri Feb 25 04:19:58 UTC 2011
Scientists have created the world's smallest computer system to help
treat glaucoma patients.
At just one square millimetre in size, the tiny device is a pressure
monitor that is implanted in a person's eye.
It may be small but it packs a hefty punch, containing an ultra
low-power microprocessor, a pressure sensor, memory, a thin film
battery, a solar cell and a wireless radio with an antenna that can
transmit data to an external reader device.
[More]
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1360339/Scientists-unveil-worlds-smallest-just-1-MILLIMETRE-square.html
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