Kazuya Terabe Group Leader, Takashi Tsuchiya Principal Researcher, Tohru Tsuruoka Chief Researcher (Nanoionic Devices Group, Nano-System Field) were featured in the latest issue of NIMS NOW (Vol. 22 No. 5).

Kazuya Terabe (Group Leader) and Masamichi Sakagami (Director, Tamagawa University Brain Science Institute)
discuss aspects of their respective research fields: The Artificial Brain and Artificial Intelligence (AI). (Pages 4-8)

Tomonobu Nakayama (Director, Global Networking Division) talks about the potential to create intelligent and creative brain-like devices composed of innovative non-biological materials. (Page 9)

■ Reference
» "When The Artificial Brain Says 'Sleepy'" (CONVERGENCE No.27)

Takashi Tsuchiya (Principal Researcher, Nanoionic Devices Group) introduces a device for learning and decision-making tasks developed in his group.(Pages 10-12)

■ Reference
» "Invention of Ionic Decision-maker Capable of Self-Learning" (Press Release, Sep 8. 2018)

Tohru Tsuruoka (Chief Researcher, Nanoionic Devices Group) and his colleagues have succeeded in developing a small artificial vision device capable of recreating lateral inhibition, an important effect known to occur in all five human senses. (Pages 14-15)

■ Reference
» "Development of an Artificial Vision Device Capable of Mimicking Human Optical Illusions" (Press Release, Oct 11. 2021)

■ NIMS NOW International
2022 - Vol.20 No.5
“Recreating Human Attributes through Materials Science"
(15 Dec. 2022)