18 August 2026

Singapore opens first biological data center using grown neurons

• Singapore activated a data center built from neurons grown in a lab rather than traditional silicon chips, developed by DayOne, Cortical Labs, and NUS Medicine.
• The biological system is designed to perform computing tasks while consuming significantly less electricity than conventional server farms.
• The neurons are grown from stem cells, creating a living computational substrate instead of electronic hardware.

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The NeuronPete Huang & Grant Harvey

DayOne, Cortical Labs, and NUS Medicine turned on Singapore's first biological data center using neurons grown from stem cells instead of silicon chips. The system aims to handle certain computing tasks using a fraction of the electricity traditional server farms require.