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New Brain-like Transistor Mimics Human Intelligence

An artistic interpretation of brain-like computing. Image by Xiaodong Yan/Northwestern University

Transistor performs energy-efficient associative learning at room temperature. Taking inspiration from the human brain, researchers have developed a new synaptic transistor capable of higher-level thinking.

Designed by researchers at Northwestern University, Boston College and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the device simultaneously processes and stores information just like the human brain. In new experiments, the researchers demonstrated that the transistor goes beyond simple machine-learning tasks to categorize data and is capable of performing associative learning.

Although previous studies have leveraged similar strategies to develop brain-like computing device...

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A Tech Jewel: Converting Graphene into Diamond Film

Comparison between bilayer graphene and fluorinated monolayer diamond (F-diamane). Top: Optimized models of bilayer graphene and F-diamane. Orange and grey spheres represent fluorine and carbon atoms, respectively. Bottom: Cross-sectional transmission electron micrographs of as-grown bilayer graphene and F-diamane with the highlighted interlayer and interatomic distances.
Comparison between bilayer graphene and fluorinated monolayer diamond (F-diamane).
Top: Optimized models of bilayer graphene and F-diamane. Orange and grey spheres represent fluorine and carbon atoms, respectively. Bottom: Cross-sectional transmission electron micrographs of as-grown bilayer graphene and F-diamane with the highlighted interlayer and interatomic distances.

Synthesis of the thinnest possible diamond-like material starting from bilayer graphene and without high pressure. Can two layers of the “king of the wonder materials,” i.e...

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