A team at the University of California, Los Angeles has developed a low-cost diagnostic pen that converts handwriting into ...

Neurons are responsible for carrying information throughout the human body. Using electrical and chemical signals, they help coordinate all of the necessary functions of life. In short ...

Their idea was simple: an eclipse is a profound event that inspires awe and collective behavior in both humans and other ...

Epithelial conversation An epithelial cell-coated microelectrode array with 60 precisely placed electrodes detects the minute electric signals generated when the cells are injured. (Courtesy: UMass ...

Researchers at the University of Tsukuba in Japan have invented a method to manipulate the musical scales of cicadas' chirps by using electrical muscle stimulation (EMS). A hybrid biological ...

Researchers at Cornell University have built two biohybrid robots that use the electrical signals of royal oyster mushrooms in response to their environment to control the robots. The scientists ...

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While brainwashed humans doing the bidding of fungi remains fantasy, researchers have now learned how to control a robot’s movement using electrical signals produced by the mycelium of the ...

It enables terahertz signal processing, a method different from conventional electrical circuit technology using transistors, and is expected to contribute to realizing ultrahigh-speed signal ...