Brain-like computing on an organic molecular layer
April 26, 2010
An organic molecular layer that can evolve continuously to solve complex problems, similar to neurons, has been created by an international research team from Japan and Michigan Technological University.
The molecular layer processor is self-healing, is capable of massively parallel computing, and can produce solutions to problems for which algorithms are unknown, like predictions of natural calamities and outbreaks of disease.
MRI mages of a human brain during different mental activiies (top). Similar evolving patterns have been generated on the molecular monolayer (bottom). (Anirban Bandyopadhyay)
More info: Michigan Technological University news