The Memristor Revolution: Chips Can Work Like Brains Too

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Memristors: If you don't know about 'em, you certainly will over the next few years. We're probably not talking about the same kind of revolution as the transistor sparked off, but new research has shown they can mimic brain cells, so you never know...

The memristor is actually an amazing little beast, dubbed the electronic "missing link" between transistors (which act as electronic switches or valves) and resistors (which merely stifle the flow of electrical current through them.) The most...