It has no wires, no silicon chips, and needs zero electricity. Yet, it computes. Researchers from St. Olaf College and Syracuse University have built a functioning computer using only rigid steel bars ...

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Scientists have just built working computer components out of shiitake mushrooms. No word yet on whether the computer can be sautéed with some butter and salt when you’re done with it. As described in ...

The takeaway: A homemade computer built with 460 vacuum tubes puts early computing technology to work in a modern project. The wall-mounted 8-bit system runs custom software, accepts user input, and ...