Computers are constrained by physical limits, as well as the requirement for humans to program how computers interact with their environments. In contrast the human ...

The quest to mimic the best parts of human brain function on a highly intelligent computer to decypher huge amounts of data quickly is heating up. IBM this week got $16.1 million to kick up its part ...

SyNAPSE program aims to put brain-like senses into actual hardware and software so computers can process and understand data more rapidly The quest to mimic the best parts of human brain function on a ...

While MIT may be at the head of the class when it comes to feasible innovation, IBM just polished the teacher's apple with the creation of its new SyNAPSE chip, which is a fractional human brain in a ...