Archive for the ‘Memristor’ Category.
October 27, 2011 by Neurofuturist
Electronic paper that has a display with vivid moving pictures is currently in the pipeline. To upgrade the portability of these sorts of devices, they will also need memory capabilities. The memristor is a potential route to store and manipulate bits at the same moment. By applying a continuous voltage to this unit, the resistance changes over time. It has the capacity to remember its previous state, even when the electricity goes out. Data can be stored with the differences in resistance. It could serve as the CPU or RAM for a flexible computer. Another outcome is a pliable biological implant. This technology could deliver controlled stimulation parameters to influence neurological functioning or read it in an efficient manner. Memristive neural networks might also augment conventional neurons as a more speculative possibility. This could lead to a sophisticated two-way brain-machine interface. This may be a way of upgrading your mind by an artificial means. Embedding screens into clothing could enable shirts to have a video. Neuromorphic e-paper might have its own synthetic brain to run a rudimentary AI. Scientists have recently synthesized a NOR type malleable resistive random access memory (RRAM). This work was published in the Journal “Nano Letters”. Read More »
September 20, 2011 by Neurofuturist
The memristor has been a theoretical concept since 1971. In 2008, researchers constructed the first prototype out of titanium dioxide. It joins a family of other electronic elements like the resistor, inductor and capacitor. The resistance in the device changes depending on how much current passes through the component. Recent advances have made more practical memory resistors that could rival other types of technology. Scientists from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore have manufactured a novel bipolar memristive nanodevice. As a common intracellular protein, ferritin stores iron and releases it when the body needs it. This complicated compound is suited for memory resistance. The researcher created the circuit by immobilizing ferritin molecules in nanogaps. These gaps are located on lithography-generated wires. The resistance variations are due to electrochemical processes inside of the center of the protein. Read More »
August 9, 2011 by Neurofuturist
A*STAR is a Singapore government agency for science, technology and research. They are presently working on their own artificial brain project. Singapore is one of the many nations that invest significant resources towards this pursuit. Though the country is small, it still has the potential to contribute to the initiation of some sort of neuro-singularity. Read More »
July 23, 2011 by Neurofuturist
A European project is seeking to develop a unique neural chip. It is called nanobrain and would be a CPU based on a memristive platform. This is a hardware version of an artificial neural network but will use a relatively novel technology. Spintronics has been around in the preliminary stages for decades. The spin of an electron is a quantum mechanical phenomenon that could be utilized to store and process information. Scientists have faced considerable difficulties in introducing more intricate appliances based on this science. It has found rudimentary uses in current hard drives. Room temperature spintronic transistors have been long sought after and some good progress has been made in this domain recently. Julie Grollier is the the main scientist working on this nanobrain device. Read More »
July 20, 2011 by Neurofuturist
In the journal Nano Letters, researchers have published a paper that details a novel way to manufacture memristor integrated circuits. Memristors are a recently developed technology that has the potential to power future electronic devices and create neuromorphic hardware. Last year HP scientists demonstrated another technique that had a 20% yield for functional memristors on a circuit. The newer method reduces the complexity of the manufacturing process and facilitates a higher throughput. These types of innovations are critical in order to enable the production of microchips that can be competitive with currently existing technology. Read More »
Electronic paper that has a display with vivid moving pictures is currently in the pipeline. To upgrade the portability of these sorts of devices, they will also need memory capabilities. The memristor is a potential route to store and manipulate bits at the same moment. By applying a continuous voltage to this unit, the resistance changes over time. It has the capacity to remember its previous state, even when the electricity goes out. Data can be stored with the differences in resistance. It could serve as the CPU or RAM for a flexible computer. Another outcome is a pliable biological implant. This technology could deliver controlled stimulation parameters to influence neurological functioning or read it in an efficient manner. Memristive neural networks might also augment conventional neurons as a more speculative possibility. This could lead to a sophisticated two-way brain-machine interface. This may be a way of upgrading your mind by an artificial means. Embedding screens into clothing could enable shirts to have a video. Neuromorphic e-paper might have its own synthetic brain to run a rudimentary AI. Scientists have recently synthesized a NOR type malleable resistive random access memory (RRAM). This work was published in the Journal “Nano Letters”. Read More »
