CAREER: Physical Information Efficiency for Sensing, Communicating, and Computing

Pamela A. Abshire University of Maryland College-Park职业：传感、通信和计算的物理信息效率在物理计算效率方面，没有免费的午餐。性能与资源的权衡无处不在，这对性能和效率造成了限制。为了简化技术流程，我们可能会研究甚至模仿生物学的高效集成系统，这些系统可以最大限度地利用资源——最终的小型智能系统将彻底改变应用设计、微电子、生物工程、纳米科学和其他领域。这条知识探索的路线为科学家和非专业人士的思想开辟了广阔的前景。考虑一个小型的自主细胞诊所，它能够引导你的血液，并直接向受损细胞提供治疗。或者用于安全、监控和态势感知的环境微型机器人。一旦我们找到提高通信和计算能力的方法，以最有效的方式利用资源，一切都有可能实现。这项研究为跨生物和技术系统的比较分析和应用奠定了重要的基础。午餐可能永远不会是免费的，但它可以变得更便宜，更有营养。

EIA-0238061 Pamela A. Abshire University of Maryland College-Park CAREER: Physical Information Efficiency for Sensing, Communicating, and ComputingIn physical computational efficiency, there is no free lunch. Tradeoffs of performance versus resources are everywhere, placing limits on performance and efficiency. To streamline technological processes, we may study and even mimic biology's highly efficient integrated systems that get the most bang for their resource bucks - the ultimate small smart systems that will revolutionize application design microelectronics, bioengineering, nanoscience and other fields. This line of intellectual inquiry opens up vistas to engage the minds of scientist and lay people alike. Consider a miniaturize autonomous cell clinic able to navigate your bloodstream and deliver therapy directly to damaged cells. Or environmental micro bots for security, monitoring and situation awareness. All are possible once we pinpoint ways to boost communication and computation to use resources in the most efficient ways. This research is laying critical groundwork for comparative analysis and application across biological and technological systems. Lunch may never be free-but it can become much cheaper and more nutritious.