This working computer is smaller than a grain of rice
Computers used to consume whole rooms, but now one computer can fit on the edge of a nickel. At just one millimeter cubed, the Michigan Micro Mote (M^3) is believed to be the smallest autonomous computer in the world.
For over a decade, the faculty and students at the University of Michigan's computer science department have been working on the M^3. As the Internet of Things (IoT) gets bigger, the Michigan team is pushing to make computers ever smaller.
"The Internet of Things describes a world in which everyday common objects have intelligence -- like a toaster, a washing machine or doorknob. All of those things will someday have integrated circuits in them that can talk to each other over a network," said Dag Spicer, senior curator at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, Calif.
Despite its tiny size, the M^3 has the ability to take pictures, read temperatures and record pressure readings. Researchers hope to implement the microcomputer into a variety of applications ranging from medical to industrial.
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Now I know. It's reading my DU posting history!!
What good is an Internet connected toaster, arguably the simplest kitchen appliance on the planet?
Oh dear! I don't know what to do, except to maybe start self-deleting my posts on the DU Religion Group.
Notice that Jesus is appropriately burned into the bread. Nothing like black carbon to bring out the orange marmalade flavor.
