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Ask HN: Thoughts on memristors?

• adamb_ 9y ago
  "The main problem with memristors is no one has figured out how to make large numbers of them that are reliable enough for commercial electronic devices. Researchers continue to puzzle over the best materials to use and the most effective way of manufacturing them" From: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/hpe-debuts-its-next-gen-computer-sans-much-anticipated-memristors/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/hpe-debuts-its-ne...
• macawfish 9y ago
  Some interesting resources about DIY scale memristors... The coherer is a memristor: https://arxiv.org/pdf/1306.0942.pdf https://arxiv.org/pdf/1306.0942.pdf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZRIPdr1lug https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZRIPdr1lug A natural memristor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpHJARlKT1o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpHJARlKT1o It'd be awesome if someone manufactured DIY friendly, through-hole memristors. All these big companies are focused on making memristors for integrated circuits, but it really makes sense to have some human-friendly memristors available for makers and tinkerers. I imagine that this could be a viable business for some smart, creative folks who understood the potential for simple, useful applications of these things.
• dayve 9y ago
  Memristors are an interesting concept theoretically. There was a thread about this on HN recently. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14562399 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14562399
• mchannon 9y ago
  They are _in_ production, available in 16-DIP packages. They are hella expensive ($20ea for a 'burn and learn' off-spec unit, hundreds for a spec one). You can buy them here: http://knowm.org/product/ http://knowm.org/product/
• anon4728 9y ago
  For sale here: http://knowm.org/product/bs-af-w-memristors/ http://knowm.org/product/bs-af-w-memristors/ DIY here: http://sparkbangbuzz.com/memristor/memristor.htm http://sparkbangbuzz.com/memristor/memristor.htm