1/28/2009 PERMALINK
Researchers study the feasibility of brains made from carbon nanotubes
Researchers at the University of Southern California are taking the first steps to build neurons from carbon nanotubes that emulate human brain function. "It may take decades to realize anything close to the human brain but emulating pieces of the brain, such as a synthetic vision system or synthetic cochlea that interface successfully with a real brain may be available quite soon, and synthetic parts of the brain's cortex within decades," said Alice Parker, professor of electrical engineering ... more