Index
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3D (optical) memoriesbranched photocycle (see sequential one-photon)comparison of bit density with other technology, 195
holographic, 203-204
multiplexing, techniques and necessity for, 211
simultaneous two-photon, 205
sequential one-photon, 205-208
erasure process, 207, 208
error analysis, 211
global erasure in prototype system, 209
reading process, 206, 207, 208
wavelengths used in data storage, 206
writing process, 206, 207-208
writing process in prototype system, 209
A
Acetylcholine sensor. See Biosensors, acetylcholine sensor
Actuators, gel, triggered by Belousov-Zhabotinsky reaction, 72, 73
Adaptation in proteins, 8
Adaptation of system to physical dynamics (artificial evolution), 26
Adenine, binding of in a cleft, 41
Adenosine mono, di, and triphosphate (AMP, ADP, ATP) in molecular recognition, 41, 45-46, 51
ATP use in respiration process, 221-222
Aerial and satellite pictures, image processing of, 119
Alcohol sensor. See Biosensors, alcohol sensor
Algorithmic complexity. See Complexity, algorithmicAllostery, 36
definition of, 44
Amino acid sensor. See Biosensor, amino acid sensor
Ammonium ion (NH4−), 40, 41
effects of binding on pKa, 43
AND gates. See Wave gates, AND
Anion recognition, 41-42
Antenna, in photoluminescence, examples of, 50
Antibiotic resistance, increased, 177
Antiport, in membrane transport, 49
Ant paradigm, 85-86
Architectures
compressible, 1, 3-4, 5-6
general purpose, 4
new meaning in biological computers, 8
neuromolecular, 27-28
nonprogrammable, 3-4, 6-8
structurally programmable, 5 (see also 136
Associative memories, definition of, 203. See also Bacteriorhodopsin, holographic associative memories
ATP. See Adenosine
Autocatalysis. See Self-replication