ƛ parameter, Langton, 84
Labyrinths
branching points in, 129-130, 132
determination of pathway turning points, 131
finding shortest paths in, 121-133
Labyrinth path tracing
effects of background uniformity on, 125-126
effects of branching points on wave propagation, 129-130,132
efficiency of algorithm, 131-133
examples of labyrinths with different complexity, 123
image storage of, 124-125
organizing the wave-spreading process, 125-126
procedure for finding shortest paths, 127, 130-133
Langmuir-Blodgett film (LB film)
as self-assembling entity, 53, 198
used as rectifier, 242
Life, Conway's Game of, in connection with collision-based computing, 76
Light-induced phase waves, produced by nonuniform background, 126
Linear recognition of molecules, 42-43
Logical gates, constructed using reaction-diffusion materials, 74-76