Hydrogel Learns "Pong" Game

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Pong prodigy: Hydrogel material shows unexpected learning abilities

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Researchers from the University of Reading demonstrated that a simple hydrogel can learn to play the simple 1970s computer game " Pong " The emergent learning behavior is thought to arise from movement of charged particles in response to electrical stimulation, creating a form of 'memory' within the material itself.

The research team believes their findings could have far-reaching implications for fields ranging from soft robotics to environmental and robotics.

www.cell.com/cell-reports-phys 2666-3864(24)00436-3 Tunde Geher-Herczegh et al, Harmonic resonance and entrainment of propagating chemical waves by external mechanical stimulation in BZ self-oscillating hydrogels, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ( 2024 ). DOI: 10.1073 /pnas.2320331121 Provided by University of Reading .

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