IBM Built a Computer the Size of a Grain of Salt. Here’s What It’s For

IBM Built a Computer the Size of a Grain of Salt. Here’s What It’s For

  • March 20, 2018
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IBM Built a Computer the Size of a Grain of Salt. Here’s What It’s For

The device is one type of what IBM calls “crypto-anchors”—”digital fingerprints” that can be embedded in everyday items in order to verify their provenance and contents. Another example of this concept is edible ink that can be stamped on pills.

Source: fortune.com

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