Scientists create artificial brain from silver nanowires

A collaborative effort between researchers from the United States and Australia has yielded a cutting-edge neuromorphic processor constructed from an array of silver nanowires. Thousands of these nanowires were intertwined in a random fashion, and this intricate mesh was integrated into a set of conventional input and output contacts. This amalgamation gave rise to a neuromorphic network that demonstrated an astonishing ability to recognize handwritten digits with remarkable precision.

In the process of feeding input signals through the intersections of thousands of nanowires, hundreds of thousands of connections spontaneously formed. These connections initiated electrochemical galvanization reactions, effectively creating a form of memory.

A collaborative effort between researchers from the United States and Australia has yielded a cutting-edge neuromorphic processor constructed from an array of silver nanowires. Thousands of these nanowires were intertwined in a random fashion, and this intricate mesh was integrated into a set of conventional input and output contacts. This amalgamation gave rise to a neuromorphic network that demonstrated an astonishing ability to recognize handwritten digits with remarkable precision.

In the process of feeding input signals through the intersections of thousands of nanowires, hundreds of thousands of connections spontaneously formed. These connections initiated electrochemical galvanization reactions, effectively creating a form of memory.

This development, a collaboration between Caltech and the University of Sydney, is still in its nascent stages, but its potential could be enormous given its straightforward fabrication and the claimed capabilities.