IBM unveils concept for a future brain-inspired 3D computer
October 20, 2013
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IBM Zurick’s vision of a 3D computer (credit: IBM Zurich)
IBM has unveiled a prototype of a new brain-inspired computer powered by what it calls “electronic blood,” BBC Newsreports.
The firm says it is learning from nature by building computers fueled and cooled by a liquid, like our minds.
The human brain packs phenomenal computing power into a tiny space and uses only 20 watts of energy – an efficiency IBM is keen to match.
Its new “redox flow” system pumps an electrolyte “blood” through a computer, carrying power in and taking heat out.
A very basic model was demonstrated this week at IBM’s Zurich lab by Dr. Patrick Ruch and Dr. Bruno Michel./.../
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