Researchers make a "diffusive" memristor (a resistor that “remembers” how much current has flowed through it) that emulates how a real synapse works. The device could be used as a key element in integrated circuits and next-generation computers that mimic how the human brain works.

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Researchers make a "diffusive" memristor (a resistor that “remembers” how much current has flowed through it) that emulates how a real synapse works. The device could be used as a key element in integrated circuits and next-generation computers that mimic how the human brain works.