06.07.25 -- May's Best: Neuromorphic Computing Breakthrough, Building A Do-It-Yourself Atomic Force Microscope & More

Neuromorphic computing uses principles from neuroscience to create devices that mimic neural systems, achieving efficient brain-like processing. It combines photonics and neuromorphic architectures for high efficiency and connectivity.

Accuracy is how the measured value compares to the real value. However, because it is impossible to make perfect measurements, the “real” value is fundamentally unknowable. 

Atomic force microscopes (AFMs) are versatile tools for characterizing surfaces down to the subnanometer scale. Researchers can build their own AFMs for as little as $30,000 using off-the-shelf components.

The path to improving signal-to-noise ratio - the ratio of the power of signal (desired input) to the power of background noise (undesired input) - is to reduce the power of the noise – less background.