Biological Functions for Information and Communication Technologies
By incorporating biologically-inspired functions into ICT, various types of new-generation information and communication systems can be created. Just some example of areas already benefiting from such design inspiration are network architectures, informat
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Hidefumi Sawai Editor
Biological Functions for Information and Communication Technologies Theory and Inspiration
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Editor Hidefumi Sawai Kobe Research Laboratories National Institute of Information and Communications Technology 588-2, Iwaoka, Nishi-ku Kobe, 651-2492 Japan e-mail: [email protected]
ISSN 1860-949X
e-ISSN 1860-9503
ISBN 978-3-642-15101-9
e-ISBN 978-3-642-15102-6
DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-15102-6 Springer Heidelberg Dordrecht London New York Translation from the original Japanese language edition: Seimei to Jouhou Tsuushin, edited and written by Hidefumi Sawai, Ó 2009 by Hidefumi Sawai, Published by Ohmsha Ltd., 3-1 Kanda Nishikicho, Chiyodaku, Tokyo, Japan. All rights reserved. Ó Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2011 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the right of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilm or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Violations are liable to prosecution under the German Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Cover design: Scientific Publishing Services Pvt Ltd Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.Springer.com)
Prologue
In a sense, designing and constructing information communication systems inspired by life will establish a new paradigm in the history of science and technology. Given the 4 billion-years required to evolve intelligent life with the superb structures and functions of human and animal brains, it is clear we have much to gain by studying, with an open mind, the deep, sophisticated structures and functions of life forms, as well as the mechanisms of the evolution of life. This book introduces trends in research on information and communications technologies inspired by life, current trends in research on molecular communication technologies, and future prospects for research in these areas. Chapter 1: ‘‘Reconsidering information and communications technologies from life’’, Chap. 2 : ‘‘Molecular communication as a Biological ICT’’, Chap. 3: ‘‘Artificial chemistry and molecular networks’’, Chap. 4: ‘‘Signal transduction in biological systems and its possible uses in computation and communication systems’’, and Chap. 5: ‘‘For deeper understanding’’. I will also present relevant research currently underway. Chapter 1 aiming at the connections between life and ICT, focuses on information processing research modeled on the brain, on the v
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