Guwahati, Oct. 12 -- What if a computer could recognise a face or interpret a traffic scene more like the human brain, without having to move data between separate components for capturing, storing and processing images?

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati, in collaboration with IIT Kharagpur, have developed a light-sensitive device inspired by the human brain that combines these functions while consuming 500 times less energy than conventional MXene-based devices in laboratory tests.

The ultrathin device can detect light, retain information even after the light source is switched off, and strengthen its response when exposed to repeated light signals. The researchers say the technology could find applicatio...