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Brain-Inspired Computing Can Help Us Create Faster, More Energy-Efficient Devices — If We Win the Race

March 10, 2023

Advait Madhavan

The most energy-efficient device in the world is your brain, and NIST researchers are using the brain as an inspiration to create the next generation of computer circuits.

Jabez, McClelland, Adam Steele and Brenton Knuffman pose in their lab with their cesium ion source.

An Invention in Focus: When Science Gets Real

May 24, 2018

Jabez McClelland

As a research scientist, I often face a difficult problem when discussing my work with family or friends. Everyone seems initially fascinated that I am a physicist, but if I start to talk about what I actually do, the going quickly gets tough. How do I make cold atoms and ion beams understandable

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