MEMBRAIN, Self-organizing memristive networks for brain-inspired computing.
Project Overview
The MEMBRAIN project aim to develop a radically new concept of physically grounded computing nanoarchitecture based on self-organising memristive nanonetworks of dendrites, able to efficiently process information and to store knowledge on the same physical substrate at the matter level through physical laws.
Overcoming the concept of nanotechnology as a simple advancement of microtechnology, the ambition is to compute like nature – thermodynamically – to push computation near fundamental limits of efficiency.
The MemBrain Group at World Metrology Day.
May 23, 2026
On the occasion of World Metrology Day, the MemBrain group took part in the event 'Saturday in Science: A journey into the world of measurements', presenting its research activities to the general public.
The initiative was an opportunity to illustrate the challenges and opportunities that artificial intelligence (AI) presents to scientific research and contemporary society.
Visitors were also able to observe live experiments on dendrite growth, thus discovering the innovative synergies between nanotechnologies, AI, and neurosciences.
Research Team
The MEMBRAIN team, led by Gianluca Milano, operates at the crossroad of physics, nanoscience, computer science and machine learning, and operates in the framework of the Advanced Materials and Devices group at INRiM, gatherings resources and competences concerning the micro-and nanofabrication of materials, characterization of functional properties including chemical and electrical properties, and neuromorphic computing.
