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🍄 Scientists Created a "Computer" Based on Mushrooms

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🍄 Scientists Created a "Computer" Based on Mushrooms Researchers from Ohio State University have turned shiitake mushrooms into memristors—memory-based electrical components that mimic the function of synapses. The researchers grew the mushrooms, then carefully dried them to preserve their structure. Next, the mushrooms were connected to electronic circuits and exposed to signals of varying strength and frequency. The conductive structure of the mushrooms changed in response to the impulses passing through them. This adaptability allows for the creation of trainable neural networks: the "mushroom memristor" remembers the signal that passed through it, much like a synapse in the brain. The mushroom-based memory elements could switch between states up to 5,850 times per second with approximately 90% accuracy. 🍸 Mushroom electronics is a step toward eco-friendly computing systems. Traditional microchips require rare materials, complex manufacturing processes, and enormous amounts o

Researchers from Ohio State University have turned shiitake mushrooms into memristors—memory-based electrical components that mimic the function of synapses.

The researchers grew the mushrooms, then carefully dried them to preserve their structure. Next, the mushrooms were connected to electronic circuits and exposed to signals of varying strength and frequency.

The conductive structure of the mushrooms changed in response to the impulses passing through them. This adaptability allows for the creation of trainable neural networks: the "mushroom memristor" remembers the signal that passed through it, much like a synapse in the brain.

The mushroom-based memory elements could switch between states up to 5,850 times per second with approximately 90% accuracy.

🍸 Mushroom electronics is a step toward eco-friendly computing systems. Traditional microchips require rare materials, complex manufacturing processes, and enormous amounts of energy. Mushrooms, on the other hand, are cheap, renewable, biodegradable, and surprisingly durable.