S.N. Bose Centre scientists develop hybrid material for brain-like artificial synapses
Scientists from the S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences and NITTTR developed a hybrid memristor material that mimics biological synapses, the Ministry of Science and Technology said on 6 February 2025.
Summary
Scientists from the S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences (SNBNCBS), Kolkata, with the National Institute of Technical Teachers' Training and Research (NITTTR), have developed a hybrid material that closely mimics biological synapses, the Ministry of Science and Technology said on 6 February 2025. It uses mesoporous graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) nanosheets embedded with silver nanoparticles in a solution-processed memristor, which can enable energy-efficient neuromorphic computing for robotics, machine learning and real-time data processing.
Key facts
- Announced
- 6 February 2025, Ministry of Science and Technology
- Institutions
- S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences with NITTTR
- Material
- Graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) nanosheets embedded with silver nanoparticles
- Device
- Solution-processed memristor mimicking synapses
- Use
- Neuromorphic computing, AI, robotics
Practice MCQs 1 questions
The hybrid material developed by S.N. Bose National Centre scientists for brain-mimicking artificial synapses (February 2025) embeds which nanoparticles in graphitic carbon nitride nanosheets?
Show answer
Correct answer: C — Silver nanoparticles
The material uses mesoporous graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) nanosheets embedded with silver nanoparticles to form conductive pathways in a memristor.