Most computer processors work in series, performing one instruction at a time. This limits the speed with which they can carry out certain types of task. A parallel computational approach based on arrays of simultaneously interacting molecular switches could provide a more efficient solution.
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Adamatzky, A. Aromatic arithmetic. Nature Phys 6, 325–326 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphys1663
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