世界上最小的电脑居然跟硬币差不多_时事

世界上最小的电脑居然跟硬币差不多

Computers used to consume whole rooms, but now one computer can fit on the edge of a nickel. At just one millimeter cubed, the Michigan Micro Mote (M^3) is the smallestautonomous computer in the world.

最初的计算机要占用整个房间的空间，现在最小的电脑和硬币厚度一样。只有一立方毫米，M^3是世界上最小的电脑。

For over a decade, the faculty and students at the University of Michigan's computer science department have been working on the M^3. As the Internet of Things (IoT) gets bigger, the Michigan team is pushing to make computers ever smaller.

十多年来，密歇根大学的计算机科学系的教师和学生致力于研发M^3。随着物联网的规模越来越大，密歇根这个研究团队把电脑设计得更加轻巧。

Despite its tiny size, the M^3 has the ability to take pictures, read temperatures and record pressure readings. Researchers hope to implement the microcomputer into a variety of applications ranging from medical to industrial purposes.

尽管M^3的尺寸微小，但它能拍照，能测温度和压力。研究人员希望从医疗到工业实现微机用到各种应用程序中。

Due to its micro-size, the M^3 can actually be injected into the body, where it can then perform ECGs and also take pressure and temperature readings. The oil industry is also interested in inserting the Micro Mote into oil wells to help detect pockets of oil that can still be extracted before moving on to new sources.