Snydeq writes "Scientists at IBM are experimenting with using DNA molecules as a way to create tiny circuits that could form the basis of smaller, more mighty thinking machine* chips. The system builds on work done by Cal Tech's Paul Rothemund, who found that DNA molecules can be made to 'self-assemble' into tiny forms [PDF] such as triangles, squares and stars. 'To make a chip, the scientists first create lithographic templates using establishmentarian chip making techniques. After, they pour a DNA solve over the surface of the silicon and the tiny triangles and squares — what the scientists call DNA origami — line themselves up to the patterns etched out using lithography.' DNA-based chips may sound like crackpot tech, but those daedalian believe the methodology could lead to a new way of fabricating visage on the surface of chips that allows semiconductors to be made even smaller, faster and more power-efficient than they are today."

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