Logic gates

29 Mar 24

Will Liquid Circuits Enable Brain-Imitating Computers?

Computer & Information Technology

Liquid circuits that mimic synapses in the brain can for the first time perform the kind of logical operations underlying modern computers, a new study finds. Near-term applications for these devices may include tasks such as image recognition, as well as the kinds of calculations underlying most artificial intelligence systems.Just…

29 Mar 24

Transistor Takes Advantage of Quantum Interference

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Metallurgy & Material Science

As transistors are made ever tinier to fit more computing power into a smaller footprint, they bump up against a big problem: quantum mechanics. Electrons get jumpy in small devices and leak out, which wastes energy while degrading performance. Now a team of researchers is showing that it doesn’t have…

17 Feb 24

Analog Computers May Work Better Using Spin Than Light

Computer & Information Technology

In collaborative research out of Japan and Switzerland, scientists have taken an important step towards a next generation of analog computers by creating new types of logic gates based on spin waves. Spin waves are the waves generated when all the electrons in a system shift the alignment of their…

27 Sep 23

Programmable DNA Machines Offer General-Purpose Computing

Computer & Information Technology

What may be the first programmable DNA computer is capable of running billions of different circuits, according to a new study published in the journal Nature. The Chinese scientists who created the liquid machine say it could solve math problems and may one day find use diagnosing diseases.Whereas regular computers…

Will Liquid Circuits Enable Brain-Imitating Computers?

Transistor Takes Advantage of Quantum Interference

Analog Computers May Work Better Using Spin Than Light

Programmable DNA Machines Offer General-Purpose Computing

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