If alien signals have already reached Earth, why haven't we seen them?

For decades, scientists have searched the skies for signs of extraterrestrial technology. A study from EPFL asks a sharp question: if alien signals have already reached Earth without us noticing, what ...

Shaping carbon fiber with electricity: Wireless voltage pulses drive reversible bending

Controlled manipulation of fibers that are as thin as or even thinner than human hair is a real challenge. Despite ...

Professionals Unlock Hidden Signals of the Mind with Electroencephalography (EEG)?

Discover how Electroencephalography (EEG) records brain activity to diagnose epilepsy, strokes, and sleep disorders. Learn ...
Quanta Magazine

Cells Use ‘Bioelectricity’ To Coordinate and Make Group Decisions

The discovery that tissues use electricity to expel unhealthy cells is part of a surge of renewed interest in the currents flowing through our bodies. We’re used to thinking of the brain as an ...
NPR

Plants at western New York park form 'secret symphony' through bioelectrical signals

MARTÍNEZ: Musicians came together last month to perform five compositions trying to imagine just that. The music is based on data collected from plants at a park in Lewiston, New York. Brent ...
KUOW

Plants in NYC park 'compose' album using electrical signals for 'secret symphony'

Plants growing at a New York park composed the new album, "The Secret Symphony of Plants." Electrodes captured electrical signals and became the basis for the music. KUOW is Seattle’s NPR news station ...
Frontiers

A Dual-input deep learning architecture for classification and latency estimation in ABR signals

Introduction: Auditory brainstem response (ABR) is an objective neurophysiological evaluation designed to measure the electrical activity originating from the auditory nerve and brainstem in response ...
Interesting Engineering

Neural implant tinier than a grain of salt tracks brain activity wirelessly for a year

Cornell-developed neural implant small enough to sit atop a grain of salt.Sunwoo Lee/Cornell Chronicle Cornell researchers have built a neural implant so small it can balance on a grain of salt, yet ...
Geeky Gadgets

Turns Muscle Signals Into Action : Control Devices with a Flex

What if your muscles could do more than just move your body? Imagine flexing your arm to scroll through a webpage or clenching your fist to control a robotic arm. It sounds like something out of a sci ...
Nanowerk

Stimulator platform reveals cell responses to electrical signals

A new multi-channel in vitro stimulator helps researchers study how cells respond to electrical signals, advancing insights in neuroscience and regenerative medicine. (Nanowerk News) While we usually ...
HotHardware

Meta's Breakthrough Wristband Tech Decodes Brain Signals To Control Your PC

The centerpiece of this research is Orion, which is a set of prototype AR glasses that defy bulky, headset-like designs, and instead look much like a contemporary pair of eyeglasses. Orion is packed ...