Scientists have succeeded in incorporating a light-controlled switch into a molecule used by bacteria for quorum sensing — a process by which bacteria communicate and subsequently control different cellular processes. …read more Source:: Science
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Traffic control of cells
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•Researchers develop a hydrogel whose stiffness and permeability to cells can be controlled with light. …read more Source:: Science
Pain response in babies’ brains controlled in ‘similar way to adults’
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•Researchers have identified the neural network that helps control babies’ brain activity in response to pain in a similar way to adults. Their findings build on their previous study from …read more Source:: Science
Prosthetic arms can provide controlled sensory feedback
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•Losing an arm doesn’t have to mean losing all sense of touch, thanks to prosthetic arms that stimulate nerves with mild electrical feedback. Researchers have developed a control algorithm that …read more Source:: Science
Metalens combined with an artificial muscle
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•Inspired by the human eye, researchers have developed an adaptive metalens that is essentially a flat, electronically controlled artificial eye. The adaptive metalens simultaneously controls for three of the major …read more Source:: Science
Thought-controlled prosthetic limbs possibly within reach, scientists say
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•SYDNEY (Reuters) – Thought-controlled prosthetic limbs, wheelchairs and computers may be available within a decade, say Australian scientists who are planning to conduct human trials next year on a high-tech …read more Source:: UKScienceNews