At first glance, the idea sounds implausible: a computer made not of silicon, but of living brain cells. It’s the kind of ...

The human brain is unimaginably complex and powerful. In fact, no computer that mankind has built thus far has even come close. That's why scientists have worked tirelessly to create cyborg computers, ...

The invention of the computer is often articulated like a three-act play: the idea of the computer arrives, then there is the process of how to make the computer and, finally, there is the creation.

Researchers are no longer just simulating brains in silicon, they are wiring living human neurons into machines and asking ...

It’s no secret that computers can smoke humans at chess. And now, as if to further mock our mere organic forms, scientists say they’ve created a computer made out of DNA that can play the board game — ...

Researchers have created a “biocomputer” made up of lab-grown human brain tissue and electronic circuits that they say can perform tasks including voice recognition. The idea is to build a “bridge ...