Engineers design artificial synapse for 'brain-on-a-chip' hardware

Engineers design artificial synapse for 'brain-on-a-chip' hardware 01/24/2018 12:33 PM EST Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have designed an artificial synapse in such a way that they can precisely control the strength of an electric current flowing across it, similar to the way ions flow between neurons. The team has built a small chip with artificial synapses, made from silicon germanium. In simulations, the researchers found that the chip and its synapses could be used to recognize samples of handwriting, with 95 percent accuracy. Full story at http://news.mit.edu/2018/engineers-design-artificial-synapse-brain-on-a-chip-hardware-0122 Source Massachusetts Institute of Technology This is an NSF News From the Field item. Follow NSF:  This email was sent using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: National Science Foundation Update · 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314 · 703-292-5111