Read article: Magnetic skyrmions could help make low-energy artificial ‘brains’
Magnetic skyrmions could help make low-energy artificial ‘brains’
Calculations suggest memory and learning could be mimicked by quasiparticles
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Anna Demming is a science journalist.
Anna was materials editor of Physics World from 2018 to 2019 and was previously editor of the website Nanotechweb. She studied nanostructures for her PhD in the context of photonics, specifically plasmonics and scanning near-field microscopy. In her spare time she runs and performs in a Bristol-based dance theatre company.
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