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Brain cells in a dish control power grid

 

Phys.org reports that "a team of neuroscientists and engineers is using neurons grown in a dish to control simulated power grids.

"The researchers hope that studying how neural networks integrate and respond to complex information will inspire new methods for managing the country's ever-changing power supply and demand.

"Living neuronal networks can be made to control computer-simulated animals and simple robots.

"In the current project, the network is trained to recognize and respond to voltage and speed signals from Venayagamoorthy's power grid simulation."

Read more:  http://phys.org/news/2013-04-brain-cells-power-smart-grid.html