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Scientists just built a computer that doesn’t require electricity
A steel bar pivots. A spring stretches. Then, with a small shove, the whole setup flips into a new state and stays there until the next push. That simple motion sits at the heart of a mechanical ...
The setup of the ingenious computer that works with tension and springs. Credit: St. Olaf College It has no wires, no silicon ...
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Mechanical computers use springs and bolts to count, sort odd-even pushes and remember force
Published in Nature Communications, researchers from St. Olaf College and Syracuse University built a computer made entirely ...
Mechanical computing platforms could operate where it isn't possible to use silicon chips.
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