Today's Tech News: Notable or Not?

https://techxplore.com/news/2026-07-neutrons-track-lithium-solid-state.html "X-ray struggles to track lighter elements like lithium because of low electron density... overcome non-destructively mapping real-time lithium ion movement/ structural distribution using deep-penetrating neutrons... sub-nm models revealed lithium ions accumulate unevenly across electrolyte-electrode boundaries during fast-charging cycles, generating ionic resistant electrical imbalances/ spikes along solid electrolyte crystalline grain boundaries... shows how to suppress short-circuiting lithium dendrites"

https://phys.org/news/2023-08-quantum-material-non-local-behavior-mimics.html "neuron or synapse properties consume little energy... neuromorphic computing... non-locality: all circuit wires do not have to be connected to each other... quantum: electricity passed neighboring electrodes affect non-neighboring electrodes... inserting hydrogen ions into nickelate thin film, metal conductor on top, electricity to nickelate causing gel-like hydrogen atoms move and when signal removed new configuration remains... software simulated but need to develop corresponding hardware...  artificial intelligence" Related:   Discovery puts a magnetic spin on neuromorphic computing https://phys.org/news/2023-08-discovery-magnetic-neuromorphic.html Memristors make versatile artificial synapses for neuromorphic computing https://physicsworld.com/a/memristors-make-versatile-artificial-synapses-for-neuromorphic-computing/

https://scitechdaily.com/new-brain-mapping-technique-reveals-neural-code-of-vision-processing-over-time/ "We know that the code for visual information is distributed across a large population of neurons, but how that code is distributed depends on the goals of a given task. What this means is that the brain does not simply create a mental picture based exclusively on the environment, but instead creates a representation that best matches the behavioral goals of the person... Fortunately, DETI mapping enables opportunities to explore the neural dynamics of task-based visual codes and how those codes ultimately support task-based decision-making"

https://actu.epfl.ch/news/photovoltaic-perovskites-can-detect-neutrons/ "can measure the direction of neutron flow, and the size of the flow... It’s simple, it’s cheap, and it’s cost-effective... Now that the team has shown that the device works, the next step is refinement and potential commercialization"