Scientists Develop Mushroom-Based Computer Memory as a Sustainable Alternative
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Scientists have developed a working computer memory using shiitake mushroom mycelium, demonstrating a low-cost, scalable, and eco-friendly alternative to silicon-based memristors with performance comparable to traditional chips, opening new avenues for biological and neural-inspired computing.
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- Scientists Built a Working Computer Memory Out of Shiitake Mushrooms ScienceAlert
- Mushrooms Could Beat Metal For Large-Scale Memory Storage And Processing IFLScience
- Shiitake-powered computer demonstrated by researchers — mushroom-infused chips a surprising alternative to using rare earths in memristors Tom's Hardware
- Future computers could grow their own memory - from mushrooms Earth.com
- Research Bits: Oct. 28 Semiconductor Engineering
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