Memristors are dynamic electronic devices whose nanoscale realization has led to considerable research interest. However, their experimental history goes back two centuries.
"Two centuries of memristors"
Nature (22 May) - Dr Themis Prodromakis [Electrical and Electronics Engineering] writes - "Memristors are dynamic electronic devices whose nanoscale realization has led to considerable research interest. However, their experimental history goes back two centuries. Memristors are nonlinear dynamic electronic devices with widespread applications in computer data storage and neuromorphic implementations. The realization of a nanoscale memristor by Hewlett Packard in 2008 came almost 40 years after its theoretical inception, and ever since it has precipitated an enormous interest on emerging applications that leverage on the dynamic nature of such devices. Nonetheless, as the research community became acquainted with memristive attributes, it became evident that these unconventional characteristics have been to a great extent observed and documented before."
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