title: Chemical input multiplicity facilitates arithmetical processing.
abstract: We describe the design and function of a molecular logic system, by which a combinatorial recognition of the input signals is utilized to efficiently process chemically encoded information. Each chemical input can target simultaneously multiple domains on the same molecular platform, resulting in a unique combination of chemical states, each with its characteristic fluorescence output. Simple alteration of the input reagents changes the emitted logic pattern and enables it to perform different algebraic operations between two bits, solely in the fluorescence mode. This system exhibits parallelism in both its chemical inputs and light outputs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Organic Chemistry, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Margulies
authors.forename: Galina
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Melman
authors.forename: Clifford E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Felder
authors.forename: Rina
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Arad-Yellin
authors.forename: Abraham
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shanzer