Information & the Brain

Scientists in the research area of information investigate how information is processed in biological and technical systems. The focus here is on brain research, basic research for future information technologies, and supercomputing.

Highlights & News

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Can Lasers Speed Up Computers?

The ability to process more and more data at faster and faster speeds while reducing energy consumption is a key requirement for the further development of information technology. During her doctoral thesis at Forschungszentrum Jülich and RWTH Aachen University, a young researcher from Palestine has now demonstrated a possible way to achieve this goal by means of “optical switching”, that is, writing data using a laser.

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Jülich Quantum Researchers Build First Hybrid Quantum Bit Based on Topological Insulators

With their superior properties, topological qubits could help achieve a breakthrough in the development of a quantum computer designed for universal applications. So far, no one has yet succeeded in unambiguously demonstrating a quantum bit, or qubit for short, of this kind in a lab. However, scientists from Forschungszentrum Jülich have now gone some way to making this a reality.

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Institutes

Ernst Ruska-Centre for Microscopy and Spectroscopy with Electrons (ER-C)
Institute for Advanced Simulation (IAS)
Peter Grünberg Institute (PGI)
Institute of Neurosciences and Medicine (INM)
Institute of Biological Information Processing (IBI)
Nuclear Physics Institute (IKP)
Jülich Centre for Neutron Science (JCNS)

Further information

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Helmholtz Joint Lab

Supercomputing and Modeling for the Human Brain

The Joint Lab (JL) Supercomputing and Modeling for the Human Brain (SMHB) addresses key issues regarding the analysis, simulation and visualization of extremely large and complex data sets derived from the human brain, and thus will contribute to solving the scientific, societal and technical challenges of the digitization

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Portrait

From the lab into the world

As a young entrepreneur, she wants to implement her research: Gabriela Figueroa Miranda develops rapid diagnostic tests for malaria.

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A turbo for artificial intelligence (AI)

Computers consume large amounts of energy, as data storage and processing take place in separate components. As an alternative, researchers from Jülich now want to develop economical chips modelled on nature. The technology offers many opportunities, especially for AI applications.

Last Modified: 09.11.2022