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Inside the data centres built with lab-grown human brain cells

Could bio data centres powered by neurons be the key to curing diseases? Lucas Chancellor reports

Evening Standard · Sep 30

New data center will be partially powered by human brain cells for the first time

A startup is experimenting with data centers powered by lab-grown human neurons, testing whether living cells can offer a more efficient alternative to traditional computing.

LiveScience · Apr 28

Can brain cells run computers? This startup powers data centres using human neurons

What previously required months or years of specialised lab work can now be done in hours or days thanks to its integrated platform.

Euronews · Apr 4

‘200,000 living human neurons’ on a microchip demonstrated playing Doom — Cortical Labs CL1 video shows the gameplay and explains how the neurons learn the game

Australia’s Cortical Labs has demonstrated its 'body in a box' CL1 biological computer playing Doom.

Tom’s Hardware · Mar 1

How scientists are growing computers from human brain cells – and why they want to keep doing it

As prominent artificial intelligence (AI) researchers eye limits to the current phase of the technology, a different approach is gaining attention: using living human brain cells as computational hardware.

The Conversation · Dec 3, 2025

What a deal! You can now rent human brain cells on a silicon chip for 7 days for less than a Nintendo Switch 2

Cortical Labs' CL1 is the world’s first commercialized biological computer, and available to buy or rent now.

TechRadar · Jun 14, 2025

World's first computer that combines human brain with silicon now available

The CL1 computer is the first in the world that combines human neurons with a silicon chip. It could be used in disease modeling and drug discovery before it expires after six months.

LiveScience · May 3, 2025

A breakthrough in computing: Cortical Labs' CL1 is the first living biocomputer and costs almost the same as 'Apple's best failure'

Cortical Labs' CL1 is the world’s first commercialized biological computer with real neurons on a silicon chip.

TechRadar · Mar 9, 2025

The world's first 'body in a box' biological computer costs $35,000 and looks both cool as hell plus creepy as heck

A real noodle tangler.

PC Gamer · Mar 6, 2025

World's first 'body in a box' biological computer uses human brain cells with silicon-based computing

The computer integrates lab-grown neurons that develop on a silicon chip, enabling them to transmit and receive electrical signals.

Tom’s Hardware · Mar 6, 2025