MIT builds 2nm polymer nano-spring device that mimics neurons for brain-inspired computing
MacrinePhD · x · 2026-09-20
MIT researchers have engineered a nanoscale device that mimics how biological neurons fire, using a layer of viscoelastic polymer just 2nm thick as mechanical "nano-springs" whose reconfigurable motion reproduces neuronal firing behavior.
- Compute-in-memory: memory and computation are merged into one ultra-compact unit, enabling highly energy-efficient, brain-inspired computing.
- Applications: the work targets smarter, ultra-low-power edge devices and robotics.
- The team demonstrated a chip containing hundreds of these devices, showing nanoscale mechanics can serve as a new substrate for neuromorphic computing.
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