Michigan Micro Mote – World's Smallest Computer
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Michigan Micro Mote – World's Smallest Computer
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Re: Michigan Micro Mote – World's Smallest Computer
#2This is really cool.
The article is pretty light on the technical details about the actual processor architecture.
I think their choice of naming is unfortunate, confusion with ARM's Cortex-M3 is quite likely. Or are you supposed to pronounce this "M to the third" or something?
Update: D'oh, of course it's "M-cubed". I knew that, I blame not being a native speaker for not thinking about it. :)
Re: Michigan Micro Mote – World's Smallest Computer
#3Very cool.
The pessimist (realist?) in me can't avoid remembering Vernor Vinge's "A Deepness in the Sky" novel, where the perfect surveillance device is a network of "dust computers".
Re: Michigan Micro Mote – World's Smallest Computer
#4So there would literally be a microchip in my brain?! All kidding aside, this is cool.
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#5This is really cool. Running off of ambient light! I am looking forward to what they can do with swarms of them.
Re: Michigan Micro Mote – World's Smallest Computer
#6This is really cool. The article is pretty light on the technical details about the actual processor architecture. I think their choice of naming is unfortunate, confusion with ARM's Cortex-M3 is quite likely. Or are you supposed to pronounce this "M to the third" or something? Update : D'oh, of course it's "M-cubed". I knew that, I blame not being a native speaker for not thinking about it. :)
They usually pronounce it "M-cubed", which is also unfortunate because the university started some sort of research program (also called "M-cubed") a while after that name got engrained
Re: Michigan Micro Mote – World's Smallest Computer
#7This is really cool. The article is pretty light on the technical details about the actual processor architecture. I think their choice of naming is unfortunate, confusion with ARM's Cortex-M3 is quite likely. Or are you supposed to pronounce this "M to the third" or something? Update : D'oh, of course it's "M-cubed". I knew that, I blame not being a native speaker for not thinking about it. :)
I would go with "M cubed"
Re: Michigan Micro Mote – World's Smallest Computer
#8This is really cool. The article is pretty light on the technical details about the actual processor architecture. I think their choice of naming is unfortunate, confusion with ARM's Cortex-M3 is quite likely. Or are you supposed to pronounce this "M to the third" or something? Update : D'oh, of course it's "M-cubed". I knew that, I blame not being a native speaker for not thinking about it. :)
I think you might be able to find more details on Blaauw's website[0]. I've also found a page with their publications[1]
Re: Michigan Micro Mote – World's Smallest Computer
#9Very cool. The pessimist (realist?) in me can't avoid remembering Vernor Vinge's "A Deepness in the Sky" novel, where the perfect surveillance device is a network of "dust computers".
Love that book, it also reminded me of his book/short story Fast Times at Fairmont High where they use small devices like this as breadcrumbs to keep them connected to the grid (a mesh network).
Re: Michigan Micro Mote – World's Smallest Computer
#10Very cool. The pessimist (realist?) in me can't avoid remembering Vernor Vinge's "A Deepness in the Sky" novel, where the perfect surveillance device is a network of "dust computers".
Or the "EDust" (everything dust) assassin in Iain M. Banks' novel "Look To Windward"...
That said, this is awesome. Next step - useful actuation on the same scale.