▲ 531 ▼ World's smallest microcontroller looks like I could easily accidentally inhale it but packs a genuine 32-bit Arm CPU (www.pcgamer.com) submitted 2 years ago by tonytins@pawb.social to c/technology@lemmy.world 72 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Flagstaff@programming.dev 32 points 2 years ago (1 child) Nanobots of 90's sci-fi, here we finally come! permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dayroom7485@lemmy.world 22 points 2 years ago (3 children) I want those fuckers powering little submarines that fight cancer cells right now - but realistically speaking, these microcontrollers would need to be at least one order two order of magnitude smaller for that, no? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 9 points 2 years ago* Just reprogram viruses (like the microbe) instead. It's easier. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Flagstaff@programming.dev 7 points 2 years ago Oh, absolutely. I just mean that we appear to be headed in that direction. permalink fedilink source parent [–] WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 years ago I can guarantee you they wouldn't (solely) be used for pur benefit permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Dayroom7485@lemmy.world 22 points 2 years ago (3 children) I want those fuckers powering little submarines that fight cancer cells right now - but realistically speaking, these microcontrollers would need to be at least one order two order of magnitude smaller for that, no? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 9 points 2 years ago* Just reprogram viruses (like the microbe) instead. It's easier. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Flagstaff@programming.dev 7 points 2 years ago Oh, absolutely. I just mean that we appear to be headed in that direction. permalink fedilink source parent [–] WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 years ago I can guarantee you they wouldn't (solely) be used for pur benefit permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 9 points 2 years ago* Just reprogram viruses (like the microbe) instead. It's easier. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Flagstaff@programming.dev 7 points 2 years ago Oh, absolutely. I just mean that we appear to be headed in that direction. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 years ago I can guarantee you they wouldn't (solely) be used for pur benefit permalink fedilink source parent