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Researchers use magnetic systems to artificially reproduce the learning and forgetting functions of the brain

With the advent of Big Data, current computational architectures are proving to be insufficient. Difficulties in decreasing transistors’ size, large power consumption and limited operating speeds make neuromorphic computing a promising alternative.

Neuromorphic computing, a new brain-inspired computation paradigm, reproduces the activity of biological synapses by using artificial neural networks. Such devices work as a system of switches, so that the ON position corresponds to the information retention or “learning,” while the OFF position corresponds to the information deletion or “forgetting.”

In a recent publication, scientists from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), the CNR-SPIN (Italy), the Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), the Institute of Micro and Nanotechnology (IMN-CNM-CSIC) and the ALBA Synchrotron have explored the emulation of artificial synapses using new advanced material devices. The project was led by Serra Húnter Fellow Enric Menéndez and ICREA researcher Jordi Sort, both at the Department of Physics of the UAB, and is part of Sofia Martins Ph.D. thesis.

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Rappert B. A framework for the assessment of non-lethal weapons. Med Confl Surviv. 2004 Jan-Mar;20(1):35-54. doi: 10.1080/13623690412331302284. PMID: 15015546.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15015546/

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quebec city’s petit champlain neighbourhood at christmas. established in 1608, it is the oldest commercial district in north america. (x, x, x, x, x, x, x, x)

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pov: you’re out with joel

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HENRY CAVILL  MuscleTech Behind the Scenes

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Return to Magenta, Vinnoth Krishnan

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Outrun Paradise by Steve Roe

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Little gem in the forest

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LN2 VAPOR - Benoit Ménard 2019, view of LN2 VAPOR duo-show with Theo Pozoga @ Gr_und, Berlin. Tunnel: steel, tarpaulin and luminescent spray (1500 x 400 x 250 cm), sleeping bag, basin, mist maker and immersible led, polyurethane foam sculptures and pipes, drip device and amplified pads, speakers, arduino programming, insulated tanks, neons, leds and UV lights, fan, air pump, water and powerade, QR inkjet prints

“Step into the tomb-tunnel of LN2 VAPOR and you tip into a version of this palo-alter reality. The sculptures that form the polyurethane vertebrae of the show are iceless cores corkscrewed out of future (ransacked cryogenic facility), present (survivalist’s techno-bunker) and past (Lascaux caves on ketamine). Every timeline riddled with vanity and hubris, the privilege of our magnificent nows. LN2 is liquid nitrogen, the extreme cold making it the perfect cryogenic fluid. What we call “cryogenics” is actually “cryopreserving”. (…) Liquid, common in Benoit Ménard’s work, trickles through articulate piping, the guts of the sculptures, tapping out onto contact mics that create loops and reactions in Théo Pozoga’s soundtrack.”

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LN2 VAPOR - Benoit Ménard 2019, view of LN2 VAPOR duo-show with Theo Pozoga @ Gr_und, Berlin. Tunnel: steel, tarpaulin and luminescent spray (1500 x 400 x 250 cm), sleeping bag, basin, mist maker and immersible led, polyurethane foam sculptures and pipes, drip device and amplified pads, speakers, arduino programming, insulated tanks, neons, leds and UV lights, fan, air pump, water and powerade, QR inkjet prints

“Step into the tomb-tunnel of LN2 VAPOR and you tip into a version of this palo-alter reality. The sculptures that form the polyurethane vertebrae of the show are iceless cores corkscrewed out of future (ransacked cryogenic facility), present (survivalist’s techno-bunker) and past (Lascaux caves on ketamine). Every timeline riddled with vanity and hubris, the privilege of our magnificent nows. LN2 is liquid nitrogen, the extreme cold making it the perfect cryogenic fluid. What we call “cryogenics” is actually “cryopreserving”. (…) Liquid, common in Benoit Ménard’s work, trickles through articulate piping, the guts of the sculptures, tapping out onto contact mics that create loops and reactions in Théo Pozoga’s soundtrack.”