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Green Always-On Sensing with Neuronova’s Sub-μwatt Chip?
EE Times Current, 9 January 2026
Neuronova is an analog neuromorphic startup based in Milan, Italy. In this episode of Brains and Machines, the CEO and CTO talk to Dr. Sunny Bains of University College London about their inference processor that idles at less than 10 nanowatts and what they hope to do with it. Discussion follows with Dr. Giulia D’Angelo from the Czech Technical University in Prague and Professor Ralph Etienne-Cummings of Johns Hopkins University. Neuronova’s Michele Mastella (CTO) and Alessandro Milozzi (CEO) hold the first version of the evaluation kit they created for internal use. (Source: Jussi Riekki)…

Beyond silicon: These shape-shifting molecules could be the future of AI hardware
ScienceDaily, 3 January 2026
Scientists have developed molecular devices that can switch roles, behaving as memory, logic, or learning elements within the same structure. The breakthrough comes from precise chemical design that lets electrons and ions reorganize dynamically. Unlike conventional electronics, these devices do not just imitate intelligence but physically encode it. This approach could reshape how future AI hardware is built….

BrainChip secures $25M to push neuromorphic AI into real-world edge devices
EDGEIR.com, 15 December 2025
BrainChip raised $25 million to fast track development and commercialization of its neuromorphic AI technology products, including Akida 2 and Akida GenAI. It will support the growth of BrainChip’s product offering and according to Grand View Research, the global neuromorphic computing market is expected to grow to more than $20 billion by 2030 globally. “Our capital raise positions BrainChip to furthe…

An Architecture for Building Brains from Top to Bottom?
EE Times Current, 8 December 2025
Professor Chris Eliasmith is a computer scientist and philosopher who’s been modelling cognitive systems for almost three decades. In this episode of Brains and Machines, he talks to Dr. Sunny Bains of University College London about his neural engineering framework and the semantic pointer architecture his team have developed to implement it. Discussion follows with Dr. Giulia D’Angelo from the Czech Technical University in Prague and Professor Ralph Etienne-Cummings of Johns Hopkins University….

Innatera and 42 Technology partner to advance neuromorphic edge AI
newelectronics, 5 December 2025
Neuromorphic computing specialist Innatera has joined forces with UK-based innovation consultancy 42 Technology (42T) to accelerate the adoption of brain-inspired processors in industrial and consumer applications. The collaboration aims to deliver ultra-low-power artificial intelligence at the sensor edge, enabling smarter, more responsive products. The partnership will combine Innatera’s…

Neuromorphic Photonic Computing: Lights On
EE Times EUROPE, 26 November 2025
As quantum and analog neuromorphic systems move closer to commercialization, new architectures continue to expand the definition of what computing can be. “Usually, at CEA-Leti, research teams plan five years ahead, but in this case, it’s more like 10 years,” Éléonore Hardy, silicon photonics partnership manager at CEA-Leti, told EE Times Europe at the Silicon Photonics Workshop co-organized by CEA-Leti…

Analog Neuromorphic Processors for ASICs/SoCs Offer Microwatt Edge AI
Electronic Engineering Journal, 20 November 2025
We live in exciting times with respect to AI and the devices used to implement inferencing at the edge, where the “internet rubber” meets the “real-world road,” as it were. It reminds me of those distant days in the 1970s when we were all “feeling our way” with 8-bit microprocessors. I’m thinking of devices like the Intel 8008 (1972), Intel 8080 (1974), Motorola 6800 (1974), MOS Technology 6502 (1975),…

Artificial Hearing: From Ear Drums to Tuning Forks
EE Times Current, 7 November 2025
Dr. Claudia Lenk’s group creates brain-inspired hearing systems with micromechanical hair cells. In this episode of Brains and Machines, she talks to Dr. Sunny Bains of University College London about the advantages of the approach and how it could be applied to speech processing in AI. Discussion follows with Dr. Giulia D’Angelo from the Czech Technical University in Prague and Professor Ralph Etienne-Cummings of Johns Hopkins University….

New Artificial Neurons Physically Replicate the Brain
SciTechDaily, 2 November 2025
A breakthrough in neuromorphic computing could lower the energy consumption of chips and accelerate progress toward artificial general intelligence (AGI). Researchers from the USC Viterbi School of Engineering and the School of Advanced Computing have created artificial neurons that closely mimic the complex electrochemical behavior of real brain cells. Their breakthrough,…

China builds brain-mimicking AI server the size of a mini-fridge, claims 90% power reduction — BI Explorer 1 packs in 1,152 CPU cores and 4.8TB of memory, runs on a household power outlet
tom's HARDWARE, 28 October 2025
Chinese scientists have unveiled what they call the "world's first brain-inspired computing entity," an AI "supercomputer" called the BIE-1, inspired by the operation of the human brain. While this claim to be the world's first isn't entirely accurate, the BIE-1 still offers exciting neuromorphic performance numbers, reportedly featuring 1,152 CPU cores and 4.8 TB of DDR5 memory while claiming to consume…

Artificial neurons developed by USC team replicate biological function for improved computer chips
USC Viterbi, 28 October 2025
Researchers at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering and School of Advanced Computing have developed artificial neurons that replicate the complex electrochemical behavior of biological brain cells. The innovation, documented in Nature Electronics, is a leap forward in neuromorphic computing technology….