Hardware
By strategically straining materials that are as thin as a single layer of atoms, University of Rochester scientists have developed a new form of computing memory that is at once fast, dense, and low-power. The researchers ...
Nov 30, 2023
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Computer Sciences
Certain tasks—such as recognizing patterns and language—are performed highly efficiently by a human brain, requiring only about one ten-thousandth of the energy of a conventional, so-called "von Neumann" computer. One ...
Aug 15, 2022
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Engineering
The invention of the transistor by Bell Laboratory in 1947 ushered in an era of electronic devices that were smaller and ran cooler using far less power than their bulky and fragile vacuum tube counterparts. Transistors function ...
Jun 28, 2022
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Compared with computers, the human brain is incredibly energy-efficient. Scientists are therefore drawing on how the brain and its interconnected neurons function for inspiration in designing innovative computing technologies. ...
May 18, 2022
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Engineering
Honey might be a sweet solution for developing environmentally friendly components for neuromorphic computers, systems designed to mimic the neurons and synapses found in the human brain.
Apr 5, 2022
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Engineering
Lack of uniformity is possibly the biggest challenge in today's technology of memristor devices as it gives rise to problems like inconsistency, stochastic variability, and instability of the memory state. A uniform switching ...
Sep 29, 2020
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Extremely energy-efficient artificial intelligence is now closer to reality after a study by UCL researchers found a way to improve the accuracy of a brain-inspired computing system.
Aug 27, 2020
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Hardware
The first programmable memristor computer—not just a memristor array operated through an external computer—has been developed at the University of Michigan.
Jul 17, 2019
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Scientists are getting better at making neurone-like junctions for computers that mimic the human brain's random information processing, storage and recall. Fei Zhuge of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and colleagues reviewed ...
Mar 8, 2022
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Memristor memory technology is set to revolutionize computers the world over as it is touted as one of the most promising candidates used for next-generation edge computing. This technology is attracting a lot of attention ...
Sep 4, 2020
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