Scientists at Ohio State have developed biodegradable memory systems that function similarly to human brains using mushrooms
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| Scientists at Ohio State cultivate shiitake mushrooms as living memory, promoting environmentally friendly brain-like computing |
Researchers have discovered that mushrooms, which are mostly renowned for being the life of the party in college dorms throughout America, can create small computers, or at least items that behave like them, in a fusion of nature and technology. Researchers at The Ohio State University were able to cultivate and train shiitake fungus, which mimic computer chips in that they dance between various electrical states thousands of times per second. There are eventually aspirations for an ecological future in computing where nature itself would be the processor because the memory devices built from mushrooms are not only inexpensive but also completely biodegradable.
Mushrooms Emulate Brain Activity in a Pioneering Development for Sustainable Living Computers
The fungus were created to function as organic memristors, which are microscopic parts that store information depending on prior electrical activity, according to a paper presented by a team from The Ohio State University and published in PLOS One. According to lead researcher John LaRocco, these biological circuits have the potential to slash production costs and standby power use. According to him, creating microchips that can mimic brain activity provides "a major computational and economic advantage."Because of its biodegradability, ability to address e-waste, and respect for environmentally friendly technological advancements, fungal electronics are also a new trend in green and sustainable computing.
By controlling electric currents with dehydrated mushrooms, scientists were able to achieve 90% accuracy and about 5,850 switching states per second. In a manner similar to human brain communication, many mushrooms performed more steadily.
With future research seeking to enhance culture techniques and minimize device size, fungal computing may support bigger systems like wearable technology and aerospace missions.
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