I wonder
What to choose
Nature
At its best
Or
Its creature
At its best

I wonder
What to choose
A few drops of dew
In the morn
On green grass of my fervent lawn
Or
The air conditioned rooms
With a chilled weather in june
A weather
That i can tune

I wonder
What to choose
To see birds fly
In southerly breeze
Or
Fly like a bird
With gas breezing sneeze

I wonder
What to choose
A dewy dawn
With bird chirps
Or
A kingdom
With sirens, gongs
And blowing horns

I wonder
What to choose
A ray of light
From the sun so bright
Or
The microns we slave
To illuminate
Even the darkest corners
Of the grave

I wonder
What to choose
The starry skies
After the jaded twilight
Or
A day so bright
With an endless fight
And almost no night

I wonder
What to choose
A man
With burning flames of desire
Or
A shear ignorance to admire

I wonder
If i am to choose
Or
If it already chose me

I wish
I could chose
Or if
I was to decide
I guess
I am here
Just to abide !!

Last night I was discussing Self-Assembly with a friend of mine, who is working on Magnetic Logic Processor these days. He was busy writing n optimizing a Genetic Algorithm for self wiring in MRAM’s using magnetoresistance.

Inspired by nature we often tend to model the building blocks of any sophisticated technology. One can compare a wheel with a new leg, machine with a more efficient hand, a proposed theory of Neural Nets trying to simulate a human brain. A robotic vision somewat is trying to cope up with recognising objects. What more is left to explore ? Scientists never say die, the passion, the search is on. One of my friend, a researcher is dealing with organisation of nanoparticles to find ways to assemble in specific shapes, sizes or orientations. Earlier it was dealt in terms relating to viruses and proteins, polymers, molecules, semiconductors n metals. These days researchers are looking out for efficient ways to make microscopic machines, and faster n efficient electronics(say MRAM) which is based on Self-Assembly in hopes of putting things together with natural ease.

Introducing nanotechnology to future chip manufacturing, organizing key issues n putting them in context effieciently explains how the technologies copulate. The idea itself excites me. The future is gonna be great. What do u think ???

Today’s computer is shunted on three things.
1. Processors – manipulate computations
2. RAM – which retrieves info in quickly in realtime while pc is turned on.
3. Magnetic Disks – which store info when compu is shut

To facilitate the solution to problems created by volatile RAM chips, researchers are working on something they call MRAM (Magnetic Random Access Memory).

MRAM is based on magneto resistance n started back in 1950s but was overtaken by silicon chips due to performance, compactness n cost-effectiveness. Now researchers have found a way for single MRAM element to act as any of the four logic gates – AND, OR, NAND, NOR. Computer processors manipulate information by sending signals through logic gates. Future magnetic logic processors will contain many programmable magnetoresistive elements unlike today’s processor which has hardwired circuits that are dedicated to one type of logic operation. Today’s processor is optimised for different tasks – running a car brake system or running a personal computer by arranging these logic gates in certain order. Jus think the ease of getting it programmed on the fly can do so many wonders.

MRAM (Magnetic Random Access Memory) is fast compared to RAM chips, n is also non volatile, which means that it retains info even when computer is turned off. Researchers from Germany say that it is also possible to use MRAM for computational stuff. Since the memory is configurable, computing circuits formed from it can be adjusted in realtime to optimise processing for a particular application. This reprogrammability n non volatility feature is expected to increase the computational efficiency for all kinda processors relating to the work done on them. Your computer will learn bout what applications you use often, n the optimize for running of that particular process in real time ie. straight what HP states in its commercial. Your computer is personal again. MRAM is expected to hit the market next year. I ll try n get my hands on a copy when that happens.

Fooh … Past few days I was in a big soup, beating deadlines. Finally everything is set n sent. After I finished those projects, as usual I was somehow pulled back to my long drawn interests in coding a game AI, programming a game engine. Jus a few days back while surfing I caught hold of a few engines which can be worked upon. Its always better to work n improve an existing piece of software than reinventing the wheel. Still, sometimes I do stick to the idea of coding one from scratch. Anyway I found Irrlicht, a 3D engine which is really good one to start with. It is opensource n comes with no cost, not even if u commericially use it. Best of all, it is cross platform the code doesn’t break when switch os. Impressive is all I can say to describe that.

It can come up miraculous if integrated with any available Physics engine like ODE , Physx, Tokamak or Newton. I plan to build on Newton’s Physics Engine.

Ogre, Object Oriented Graphics Rendering Engine is another 3D engine cruising n competing with Irrlicht. I tried both. Compared to Irrlicht, Ogre is a bit bulky but has lot other features which Irrlicht has still to build on.

A good match of any of these 3D engine and Physics Engine will work out as a good game engine for starters. I ll test in all of them before going any further, as of right now am not sure of what is going to be my pick, what am sure of is that, its gonna be fun whatever it is.