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dc.contributor.authorMiranda, Eduardo
dc.contributor.authorBraund, Edward
dc.contributor.authorVenkatesh, S
dc.date.accessioned2018-10-31T15:57:41Z
dc.date.available2018-10-31T15:57:41Z
dc.date.issued2018-10-01
dc.identifier.issn0148-9267
dc.identifier.issn1531-5169
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/12704
dc.description.abstract

<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title> <jats:p>Our research concerns the development of biocomputers using electronic components grown out of biological material. This article reports the development of a novel biological memristor and an approach to using such biomemristors to build interactive generative music systems. The memristor is an electronic component regarded as a resistor with memory. After an introduction to harnessing the Physarum polycephalum organism to implement biomemristors, the article presents PhyBox, a biocomputer that uses four biomemristors to generate music interactively. The resistance of a biomemristor varies as a function of the voltage that has passed through it. Music input is represented in terms of voltage transitions and music output is encoded as measurements of the current yielded by the system's memristive behavior. An example of a musical composition using PhyBox is detailed. The article concludes with a short discussion of how the combination between artificial machines and biological organisms is paving the way for the development of new technologies for music based on living processors.</jats:p>

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dc.languageen
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMassachusetts Institute of Technology Press (MIT Press)
dc.titleComposing with Biomemristors: Is Biocomputing the New Technology of Computer Music?
dc.typejournal-article
dc.typeJournal Article
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plymouth.issue3
plymouth.volume42
plymouth.publication-statusPublished
plymouth.journalComputer Music Journal
dc.identifier.doi10.1162/comj_a_00469
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business/School of Society and Culture
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/REF 2021 Researchers by UoA
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/REF 2021 Researchers by UoA/UoA33 Music, Drama, Dance, Performing Arts, Film and Screen Studies
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plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Users by role/Academics
dcterms.dateAccepted2018-08-10
dc.rights.embargodate2019-1-19
dc.identifier.eissn1531-5169
dc.rights.embargoperiodNot known
rioxxterms.versionofrecord10.1162/comj_a_00469
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rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Review


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