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Thermodynamic computing appears on WindowsForum.com as part of a broader conversation about alternative computing models that sit outside conventional silicon. The tagged content examines a Maynooth University DNA computer that performed arithmetic through molecular self-assembly in a test tube, with coverage clarifying that its reported 100-bit computation was actually the addition of two 25-bit numbers. The discussion treats such work as a genuine research advance in molecular computing design while cautioning against reading it as a practical replacement for a CPU. For Windows and Microsoft watchers, the thread is a useful reminder that emerging computing paradigms are still experimental.
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    Maynooth DNA Computer Demonstrates 25-Bit Addition

    Maynooth University researchers have demonstrated a programmable DNA computer that carries out arithmetic by self-assembling in a test tube, but the headline figure needs careful reading: its reported “100-bit computation” was the addition of two 25-bit numbers, counting 25 input bits from each...