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SUMMARY:PChem Seminar: Brain-inspired nanofluidics
DTSTART:20260129T150000
DTEND:20260129T160000
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DESCRIPTION:Dr. Théo Emmerich\nAbstract: The brain processes information 
 using solvated ions\, achieving an energy efficiency orders of magnitude h
 igher than that of man-made electronic computers. This remarkable performa
 nce has recently inspired efforts to perform computation using artificial 
 ionic channels with nanoscale dimensions. In this presentation\, I will gi
 ve an overview of the emergence of this research field. I will first intro
 duce approaches for device fabrication and for the characterization of the
 ir surface properties. I will then present nanofluidic memory effects and 
 synapse-like dynamics\, and discuss their underlying mechanisms revealed b
 y direct imaging\, as well as the first demonstrations of neuromorphic nan
 ofluidic logic. Finally\, I will discuss possible future directions for th
 e field in order to move towards large-scale ionic computing.\n\nBio: The
 o Emmerich studied mechanical engineering at EPFL and ETHZ. He did his Ph.
 D. under the supervision of Lyderic Bocquet on the topic of two dimensiona
 l ionic transport. He then moved back to EPFL for a postdoc with Aleksandr
 a Radenovic on the topic of brain-inspired nanofluidics. Since 2025\, he i
 s a CNRS researcher at ENS Lyon.
LOCATION:CH G1 495 https://plan.epfl.ch/?room==CH%20G1%20495 https://epfl.
 zoom.us/j/66997440081?pwd=ZifbOVaIkKCEw37TyfMytiyuH4Knb5.1
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