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·November 22, 2013·3 min read

Chaotic Physics in Ferroelectrics Hints at Brain-Like Computing

Unexpected behavior in ferroelectric materials explored by researchers supports a new approach to information storage and processing known as memcomputing.

These are some of the images the NEIL system viewed.

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·November 22, 2013·3 min read

Carnegie Mellon Computer Searches Web 24/7 To Analyze Images and Teach Itself Common Sense

The Never Ending Image Learner (NEIL) computer program is able to label images and learn associations with little human intervention.

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·November 1, 2013·5 min read

Synaptic Transistor Learns While it Computes

A new brain inspired device, which learns while it computes, could take parallel computing into a new era of ultra efficient high performance.

The image shows Nabil Simaan testing a surgical robot that he designed.

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·October 25, 2013·5 min read

NRI Grant Will Provide Surgical Robots With a New Level of Machine Intelligence

The NRI is providing researchers with a $3.6 million grant to help develop a new kind of machine intelligence for surgical robotics.

The image shows the eleven areas of the brain identified in the study. The caption best describes the image.

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·September 16, 2013·2 min read

Researchers Study How and Where Imagination Occurs in Human Brains

A new neuroimaging study measures how humans manipulate mental imagery.

The K computer at the RIKEN Kobe campus.

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·August 2, 2013·3 min read

Largest Neuronal Network Simulation Achieved Using K Computer

Researchers have carried out the largest general neural network simulation to date using the computational power of the K computer.

This image shows a brain made up of computer components.

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·July 22, 2013·2 min read

Chips that Mimic the Brain

Researchers developed a new micro-chip that mimics information processing in the brain in real time.

The image shows a brain made up of computer chips.

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·July 15, 2013·2 min read

Computer Smart as a 4-Year-Old

Researchers have IQ tested one of the best available AI systems and discover it's as smart as the average 4-year-old child.

This image shows a brain made up of computer chips.

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·July 11, 2013·3 min read

Daydreaming Simulated by Computer Model

Researchers have created a computer model based on the dynamics of brain cells and its neural connections. They hope the model will help them understand why certain portions of the brain work together when a person daydreams.

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·July 8, 2013·2 min read

Robot Mom Would Beat Robot Butler in Popularity Contest

Researchers discover people express more positive feelings towards a robot that would take care of them than a robot which needed their care.

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·March 20, 2013·6 min read

Humanoid Robot Helps Train Children with Autism

Vanderbilt researchers develop a humanoid robotic system to help teach autistic children to coordinate their attention with objects and other people in their environment.

The image shows a computer chip with a built in memristor the researchers used during their research.

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·February 26, 2013·3 min read

Blueprint For an Artificial Brain

Researchers are using memristors, electronic microcomponents which imitate natural nerves, as key components to create a blueprint for an artificial brain.