18 August 2026

Singapore activates first biological data center using living neurons

• Singapore turned on a data center built from neurons grown from stem cells, a collaboration between DayOne, Cortical Labs, and NUS Medicine.
• The system processes information similarly to how a brain does, completing computing tasks with significantly less electricity than traditional server farms.
• Biological computing uses living neural tissue instead of silicon chips to perform certain computational work.

How it was covered

The NeuronPete Huang & Grant Harvey

DayOne, Cortical Labs, and NUS Medicine turned on Singapore's first biological data center using wetware made from neurons grown from stem cells. The system processes information like a tiny brain and can handle certain computing tasks using a fraction of the electricity a normal server farm requires.