memristor

Brain-inspired device to power artificial systems

Posted in Hardware on 10th Oct, 2016
by Alex Muller

New research has demonstrated that a nanoscale device, called a memristor, could be used to power artificial systems that can mimic the human brain.

New 'Artificial Synapse' Gets Closer to Mimicking Brain Connections

Posted in Science on 30th Sep, 2016
by Alex Muller

A brain-inspired computing component provides the most faithful emulation yet of connections among neurons in the human brain, researchers say.

Neuromorphic Processors Could Mean Big Leap in Machine Learning

Posted in Software on 5th Sep, 2015
by Alex Muller

A start-up company called Knowm says it will soon begin commercializing a new technique for building neuromorphic computing chips.

Scientists close in on computers that work like the human brain

Posted in Hardware on 12th Apr, 2015
by Alex Muller

Scientists have made a new breakthrough that may make possible brain-like computing capabilities.