Proteinoids -- thermal proteins -- are produced by heating amino acids to their melting point and initiation of polymerisation to produce polymeric chains. Proteinoids swell in aqueous solution into hollow microspheres. The proteinoid microspheres produce endogenous burst of electrical potential spikes and change patterns of their electrical activity in response to illumination. The microspheres can interconnect by pores and tubes and form networks with a programmable growth. We speculate on how ensembles of the proteinoid microspheres can be developed into unconventional computing devices.

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走向类蛋白计算机

类蛋白——热蛋白——是通过将氨基酸加热到它们的熔点并引发聚合以产生聚合链而产生的。类蛋白在水溶液中膨胀成空心微球。类蛋白微球产生内源性电势尖峰爆发并改变其电活动模式以响应光照。微球可以通过孔和管相互连接并形成具有可编程增长的网络。我们推测蛋白质微球的集合如何发展成非常规的计算设备。