'Look Mom No Electricity': Transmitting Information with Chemistry
Friday, June 19, 2009 - 10:42
in Physics & Chemistry
(PhysOrg.com) -- While information technology is generally thought to require electrons or photons for transmitting information, scientists have recently demonstrated a third method of transmission: chemical reactions. Based on a flammable `infofuse,` the new system combines information technology and chemistry into a new area the researchers call "infochemistry."