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Hydrogels Take On Pong: How They “Learn” To Win


Researchers have discovered that non-living hydrogels can play the video game Pong and improve over time, enhancing their gameplay accuracy by up to 10% through practice. These hydrogels, utilizing a feedback loop involving charged particle distributions, demonstrate a memory-like capability to a

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