Neuromorphic computing is a relatively new discipline in which electronic circuits mimic neurological systems in the body. Recently, it has come to the forefront of electronics to achieve sophisticated artificial intelligence. To accomplish this, researchers aim to build a neuromorphic memristor, a type of electrical component that can function like real brain synapses.
A team at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has found a way to create a neuromorphic memristor. By using biological, but conductive filaments, the team created a tool that works efficiently on low power. One of the biggest hurdles to neuromorphic computing is that most computers operate at over one volt of electricity, whereas the brain works at around 80 millivolts â over 10 times lower than computers. However, this newly developed memristor can work at biological voltages of 40-100 millivolts, just like the human brain.
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