Unconventional Computing Laboratory, UWE, Bristol, UK.
Biosystems. 2021 Oct;208:104480. doi: 10.1016/j.biosystems.2021.104480. Epub 2021 Jul 12.
Proteinoids - thermal proteins - are produced by heating amino acids to their melting point and initiation of polymerisation to produce polymeric chains. Proteinoids swell in aqueous solution into hollow microspheres. The proteinoid microspheres produce endogenous burst of electrical potential spikes and change patterns of their electrical activity in response to illumination. The microspheres can interconnect by pores and tubes and form networks with a programmable growth. We speculate on how ensembles of the proteinoid microspheres can be developed into unconventional computing devices.
蛋白体 - 热蛋白 - 通过将氨基酸加热到其熔点并引发聚合反应来产生聚合链。蛋白体在水溶液中膨胀成空心微球。蛋白体微球产生内源性电脉冲爆发，并响应光照改变其电活动模式。微球可以通过孔和管相互连接，并形成具有可编程生长的网络。我们推测如何将蛋白体微球集合开发成非常规计算设备。
