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Penny for your thoughts: Copper-based electrolytic memristor neural network, Part 4
In this update, I layout the design for a SUPER simple memristor based neural/dendrite system based on my electrolytic memristor design.
Copper plates out quite nicely in a copper sulfate solution, on a continuous resistive surface, will grow to cover the space between two connections. This creates a VERY simple electrolytic memristor, as you can alter the extent of the copper (effectively 0 Ohms) vs the extent of the resistive surface (mine ~8kOhms/cm). This allows the resistance to change with current flow until the copper is in equilibrium as the copper will plate on copper much easier than extending the edge. With a third electrode, the amount of copper in the system can be modified… meaning, for our neural network, that we can tune the resistance between two nodes externally, or via memristor activity. My experiments have shown some promise, and I now believe I can scale up my neural network design to a 2d grid, which does leave open the possibility of a 3d network at some point.
You can read about the basic theory in my first article: An Experimental Open-Source Memristor/Programmable “Diode” I created some neural networking application ideas and further in experiments in my second article The Crafted Mind: Building an electrolytic memristor neural network, Part 2 Then I…
