Stanford researchers create a computer that operates on water droplets

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Come on in: the water is not only fine, it’s pretty amazing. Engineers at Stanford University have created the first step in a whole new class of computers that rely on the unique physics of moving water droplets. This computer wasn’t designed to rival your laptop or replace the processor in your smartphone, though. Unlike familiar computing devices which manipulate information, the Stanford computer is intended to create new ways to move physical matter.

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