Engineers have been developing
microprocessors which mimic the biological synapses of the human
brain. The projection is being led by Joshua Yang and Qiangfei Xia,
professors of electrical and computer engineering at the University
of Massachusetts. Their work focuses on ionics instead of
electronics, specifically “memristors,” which “enable
neuromorphic computing by reproducing the functions in biological
synapses and neurons in a neural network system, while providing
advantages in energy and size.” These synaptic emulators have a
distinct advantage over traditional microprocessors because they are
not dependent on a power source. Essentially, a memristor has a
memory, so even if it loses power it can remember what it was doing
before and continue the action. Computers of the future may be able
to shut on and off as fast as a light bulb without losing any data,
files, or processes. What implications might this technology have
upon our future?
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