New-Fangled Computer Chips Could Mimic Brain Synapses

[TechNews]

 A recently published University of Exeter paper brings the possibility of achieving brain-like computing one step closer. The paper, published in Advanced Materials, states the result of a study that demonstrated for the first time the ability to simultaneously perform information and storage tasks using phase-change materials. The PCMs were used to reliably execute the four basic arithmetic functions -- addition, subtraction, multiplication and division -- and store information.