Lesson plan
Blobotics
Blobotics is a term describing research into chemical-based computer processors based on ions rather than electrons. Andrew Adamatzky, a computer scientist at the University of the West of England, Bristol used the term in an article in New Scientist March 28, 2005 The aim is to create 'liquid logic gates' which would be 'infinitely reconfigurable and self-healing'. The process relies on the [[Belousov–Zhabotinsky reaction], a repeating cycle of three separate sets of reactions. Such a processor could form the basis of a robot which, using artificial sensors, interact with its surroundings in a way which mimics living creatures. The coining of the term was featured by ABC radio in Australia [https://web.archive.org/web/20050911094426/http://www.abc.net.au/newsradio/txt/s1363466.htm].
Article summary
Blobotics is a term describing research into chemical-based computer processors based on ions rather than electrons. Andrew Adamatzky, a computer scientist at the University of the West of England, Bristol used the term in an article in New Scientist March 28, 2005 The aim is to create 'liquid logic gates' which would be 'infinitely reconfigurable and self-healing'. The process relies on the [[Belousov–Zhabotinsky reaction], a repeating cycle of three separate sets of reactions. Such a processor could form the basis of a robot which, using artificial sensors, interact with its surroundings in a way which mimics living creatures. The coining of the term was featured by ABC radio in Australia [https://web.archive.org/web/20050911094426/http://www.abc.net.au/newsradio/txt/s1363466.htm].
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- Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
- Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
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