18 August 2026

Singapore opens first biocomputer data center using living neurons

• Singapore activated a prototype data center built from living neurons grown in labs, which process information similar to how brains work.
• The system uses wetware, meaning actual biological tissue rather than silicon chips, to perform computing tasks.
• Biological computing consumes significantly less electricity than traditional server farms, addressing energy demands of data centers.

How it was covered

The NeuronPete Huang & Grant Harvey

DayOne, Cortical Labs, and researchers at NUS Medicine turned on Singapore's first biological data center prototype using wetware or real neurons grown from stem cells that process information like a tiny brain. The system aims to handle computing tasks using far less electricity than traditional server farms.