Towards smart sensors, inspired by the brain
What if the next technological revolution were contained within a ‘mini-drum’?
Imagine a world where sensors no longer merely measure, but begin to think for themselves.
Today, our devices waste a considerable amount of time and energy sending data to external processors. But at the IEMN, researcher Xin Zhou has decided to change the game by taking inspiration from the world’s most efficient machine: the human brain.
In collaboration with LOMA (Condensed Matter Theory Team), the NEEL Institute (UBT Team), the University of Southampton and IEMN-PCMP the MORETOME project is being launched.
The MORETOME project is:
- A technology that mimics the brain’s simultaneous detection and processing
- Nanomechanical devices capable of collective learning
- Drastically reduced energy consumption.
From ultra-early medical diagnostics to predictive maintenance in aeronautics, they are many applications.
To explore this topic further and discover how biological inspiration can revolutionise the design of smart sensors, take a look at the CNRS Science Focus, where physics, microtechnology and neuroscience come together to shape the technologies of tomorrow.
