# Knowm — The Datastream

> Research notes from Knowm Inc. (Santa Fe, New Mexico) on thermodynamic computing, memristors, and running neural networks on memristor crossbar hardware. The blog builds a kT-RAM "neural lane" in the open.

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## The chapter series

- [Chapter 1: Transforms will be Assimilated](https://knowm.ai/blog/transforms-will-be-assimilated/)
- [Chapter 2: Before I Knew of the Word Memristor](https://knowm.ai/blog/before-i-knew-the-word-memristor/)
- [Chapter 3: The Thermodynamic Bit](https://knowm.ai/blog/thermodynamic-bit/)
- [Chapter 3b: The Thermodynamic Bit, Derived](https://knowm.ai/blog/thermodynamic-bit-up-close/)
- [Chapter 3c: The Thermodynamic Bit, Built](https://knowm.ai/blog/building-the-kt-bit/)
- [Chapter 4: The Neural Lane](https://knowm.ai/blog/the-neural-lane/): kT-RAM is the genus; the neural lane is one species — addressable kT-bits built from small unit crossbars, selected by an Activation Address Tuple (AAT).

## Reference

- [The kT-bit Catalog](https://knowm.ai/blog/kt-bit-catalog/): A catalog of thermodynamic bits (kT-bits) across nature, scored against three gates.
- [The kT-bit Reading List](https://knowm.ai/blog/kt-bit-reading-list/): The cross-disciplinary lineage behind the thermodynamic bit.
- [ktram-neural-core](https://github.com/knowm/ktram-neural-core): The open-source kT-RAM / neural-lane emulator. MIT License (software only; patents not licensed).