’Energy consumption places limits on digital computing’

Prof Wilfred G. van der Wiel's research interest is unconventional electronics for efficient information processing. WWU - Niklas Arndt Wilfred G. van der Wiel, Professor of Nanoelectronics and Director of the Centre for Brain-Inspired Nano Systems (BRAINS) at the University of Twente, is considered to be a pioneer in the field of Material Learning. He has a second professorship at the Institute of Physics at the University of Münster. The focus of his research is on unconventional electronics for efficient data processing. He spoke to Christina Hoppenbrock about the potential of intelligent matter and the future of digital computing. When we talk about intelligent matter, it begs the question: what does "intelligence" actually mean in this context? There is no standard definition of intelligence. In general, we can say that it is the ability to process and remember information and use it later in a different context.