Nanowires That Behave Like Cells
• Technology ReviewResearchers at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have sealed
silicon-nanowire transistors in a membrane similar to those that
surround biological cells. These hybrid devices, which operate
similarly to nerve cells, might be used to make better interfaces for
prosthetic limbs and cochlear implants. They might also work well as
biosensors for medical diagnostics.
I'm going to be sad the day that doing the "Robot" becomes obsolete....just in case you were wondering.