#TIL about #OrganicSemiconductors;

"... at the International Solid-State Circuits Conference ... European researchers will introduce the world’s first microprocessor made with organic semiconductors. The 4000-transistor, 8-bit logic circuit has the processing power of only a 1970s-era silicon model, but it has a key advantage—it can bend. The device’s designers say the chip could lead the way to cheaper flexible displays and sensors."

#JosephCalamia, 2011

https://spectrum.ieee.org/the-plastic-processor

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The Plastic Processor

Europeans announce the first organic microprocessor

IEEE Spectrum

In others words, plastic chips! 🤯

This is a great illustration of the Gibson Principle;

The future is already here, just not evenly distributed.

News of this innovation was definitely discoverable on the web in 2011. But potentially a decade or more before that, if you knew where to look (bleeding edge computer science journals).

But despite being a person deeply interested in new tech, it's only entered my reality tunnel today, in 2025. Others may not learn of for years to come.

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#HatTip to philosopher Catherine Malibou, and the Disintegrator podcast, whose interview with Malibou clued me on to the existence of plastic chips.

https://www.spreaker.com/episode/34-spirit-w-catherine-malabou--67301230

#podcasts #Disintegrator #CatherineMalibou #PlasticChips

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34. Spirit (w/ Catherine Malabou)

We couldn't be more honored to have Catherine Malabou on the pod, a serious inspiration for all of us. This episode covers so much, moving from AI to education

Spreaker