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Scientists have created an artificial synapse that works with water and salt, mimicking the medium used by our brains. This could lead to more efficient and energy-saving brain-inspired computers. The device, called an iontronic memristor, consists of a microchannel filled with water and salt, and can process complex information by altering the concentration of ions in response to electrical impulses. This research is a significant step towards computers that can replicate the capabilities of the human brain more accurately.

  • BoozillaEnglish
    3•6 months ago

    I was able to comprehend this for a while there, but eventually had to tap out. On a scale of zero to Nixon’s head in a jar, how far along are they?

    • @[email protected]English
      2•6 months ago

      Toward creating a brain? Closer to the zero end of the scale. This sounds like it’s a really huge step, though I’m failing to understand what a memristor is.

      • Quazatron
        2•6 months ago

        IIRC it is a type of transistor with memory.

        Works like a transistor (you can regulate the current flow between two conductors by applying voltage to a gate between them) but it somehow memorizes the state.

    • @[email protected]OP
      2•6 months ago

      It is a recent discovery and has not yet passed tests in the Laboratory, but the results are positive, that is, it works as expected. I don’t think that with this it will take long until the first applications, as always in this type of tecnology.