There was a great article about this in IEEE Spectrum about a year ago. I think we discussed it here. Or not.
T On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 11:10 AM, OrionWorks - Steven V Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > See: > > http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/08/science/08chips.html > > Excerpts: > > PALO ALTO, Calif. — Hewlett-Packard scientists on Thursday are to > report advances in the design of a new class of diminutive switches > capable of replacing transistors as computer chips shrink closer to > the atomic scale. > > ... > > Memristor-based systems also hold out the prospect of fashioning > analog computing systems that function more like biological brains, > Dr. Chua said. > > “Our brains are made of memristors,” he said, referring to the > function of biological synapses. “We have the right stuff now to build > real brains.” > > > Regards > Steven Vincent Johnson > www.OrionWorks.com > www.zazzle.com/orionworks > >
