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Heat-assisted neuromorphic computing

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Heat facilitates electrical resistance switching in Mott insulators and can synergistically enhance neuromorphic computing.

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Fig. 1: A heat-assisted neuromorphic NbOx device mimicking the biological nociceptor.

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Patel, R.K., Ramanathan, S. Heat-assisted neuromorphic computing. Nat. Mater. 23, 1157–1158 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-024-01928-7

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