Research
MIT researchers built a tiny new computer from squishy materials that works like a human brain
Earth.com · By Luis Arrais ·
The Brief
- MIT researchers built a tiny computer from soft, squishy materials, according to Earth.com.
- The device is reported to be smaller than a single brain cell.
- After being squeezed, the device takes a few seconds to recover its shape.
Why it matters
The work points to computing that uses moving, deformable materials instead of rigid chips, which could matter for researchers exploring brain-like or soft computing hardware.
Who’s affected
- materials scientists and computing researchers
- #computing
- #soft materials
- #neuromorphic computing
- #brain-inspired hardware
- #mit
Computers left moving parts behind a long time ago, trading gears and wheels for electrons flowing through chips that don’t change shape. At a size far smaller than a single brain cell, a new device goes back to motion. Once squeezed, it takes a few seconds to recover its shape…