While the world suffers a global chip shortage for computing devices, some engineers from the Washington State University state that neuromorphic computing chips could be made out of honey in the future. The scientists were able to develop a prototype “memristor”, which is a transistor-like component, using honey. Let’s take a look at the details right below.
A couple of scientists named Feng Zhao and Brandon Sueoka from Washington’s State University recently published an in-depth research report, detailing their honey-based neuromorphic memristor. A memristor is a computing component similar to a transistor that can store and process data in a way that is similar to the human brain.
However, to be able to make functioning neuromorphic computer systems with these components, the scientists need to further miniaturize the memristor, preferably to 1/1000 of a human hair. This way, they will be able to develop computer systems with billions of memristors, much like the number of neurons inside a human brain.
