From Neural Networks and Biomolecular Engineering to Bioelectronics

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Twenty papers from a July 1993 workshop on Elba, Italy, explore the use of biological materials and architectures for information processing and sensing systems and devices down to the molecular level. The three main areas of attention are new hardware architectures borrowed from the study of brain and sensory systems; protein engineering, especially of systems involved in electron transfer and molecular recognition; and sensors, thin film, and electronic devices using organic compounds and biopolymers. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)