- Scientists used a new photo-electrode made from nanoparticles of the elements lanthanum, iron and oxygen, to split water into its constituent parts - hydrogen and oxygen – using sunlight. The hydrogen can then be used as a fuel, with the potential to power everyday items such as homes and vehicles. http://www.exeter.ac.uk/news/research/title_654984_en.html 36 comments science
- The human brain is constantly picking up patterns in everyday experiences — and can do so without conscious thought, finds a study of neuronal activity in people who had electrodes implanted in their brain tissue for medical reasons. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-03116-8 38 comments science
- Researchers has provided insights into the brain’s noradrenaline (NA) system, which has been a longtime target for medications to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, depression, and anxiety, using real-time chemical activity from standard clinical electrodes https://news.vt.edu/articles/2023/10/neuralwiring-fbri-101923.html 7 comments science
- A new form of deep brain stimulation, trialed in 20 volunteers using electrodes, offers hope for an alternative treatment option for dementia, without the need for surgery https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/248635/surgery-free-brain-stimulation-could-provide-treatment/ 9 comments science
- Scientists develop transparent electrode that boosts solar cell efficiency https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-05/ps-sdt052821.php 9 comments science
- Retinal Implants Equipped With 10,500 Electrodes to Give Artificial Vision to the Blind https://scitechdaily.com/retinal-implants-equipped-with-10500-electrodes-to-give-artificial-vision-to-the-blind/ 78 comments technology
- Scientists have discovered a new method that makes it possible to transform electricity into hydrogen or chemical products by solely using microwaves - without cables and without any type of contact with electrodes. It has great potential to store renewable energy and produce both synthetic fuels. http://www.upv.es/noticias-upv/noticia-12415-una-revolucion-en.html 585 comments science
- Anammox bacteria allow wastewater to be used for generating electricity: Anammox bacteria can be persuaded to generate electricity from wastewater if they are grown on electrodes in the absence of nitrite. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-16016-y 7 comments science
- A new suction-cup with electrode attachments enable researchers to measure blue whale heartbeats, which can go as low as 2 bpm while deep diving https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2019/11/19/1914273116?ct 5 comments science
- Scientists invented a way to turn thoughts into speech by placing electrodes directly on the surface of people’s brains in areas that control vocal tract movements. By intercepting those signals and converting them into audio, they successfully reproduced what people were silently trying to say. http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2019/04/24/convert-brain-activity-to-speech-electrodes-algorithm/#.xmz71mhonyu 26 comments science
- Draw-your-own electrodes set to speed up development of micro detection devices https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/188972/draw-your-own-electrodes-speed-development-micro-detection/ 3 comments science
- Carbon fibre can store energy in the body of a vehicle, finds a new study that shows that carbon fibres can work as battery electrodes, storing energy directly, which can contribute to a significant weight-reduction in the aircraft and vehicles of the future – a key challenge for electrification. https://www.chalmers.se/en/departments/ims/news/pages/carbon-fibre-can-store-energy.aspx 4 comments science
- Electrodes in patients with epilepsy register neuronal activity underlying emergence of conscious experience. Consciousness is everything people experience — from the taste of chocolate to the pain of a migraine, the disappointment of failing an exam to the thrill of holding a newborn baby. https://www.aftau.org/weblog-medicine--health?&storyid4704=2395&ncs4704=3 5 comments science
- Paper-based electrodes show superior water-splitting efficiency http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/paper-based-electrodes-show-superior-water-splitting-efficiency/article24000517.ece 4 comments science
- Paralyzed patient feels sensation again. Using a tiny array of electrodes implanted in the brain's somatosensory cortex, Caltech scientists have induced sensations of touch and movement in the arm of a paralyzed man https://elifesciences.org/articles/32904 9 comments science
- Computer system transcribes words users “speak silently” - Electrodes on the face and jaw pick up otherwise undetectable neuromuscular signals triggered by internal verbalizations. http://news.mit.edu/2018/computer-system-transcribes-words-users-speak-silently-0404 5 comments technology
- The application of electrical stimuli via an inkjet printed graphene electrode can induce the differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) into Schwann cell (SC)-like phenotypes, which could potentially be used as an implantable neural interface material for peripheral nerve regeneration. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adhm.201770032/abstract 4 comments science
- “Lab-on-a-glove”, a flexible glove-based electrochemical biosensor with highly stretchable printed electrode system, developed as a wearable point-of-use screening tool for defense and food security applications by scientists. http://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acssensors.7b00051 37 comments science
- University of Minnesota researchers create a robotic arm you control with your mind without implanted electrodes http://www.kurzweilai.net/how-to-control-a-robotic-arm-with-your-mind-no-implanted-electrodes-required 3 comments science
- WalmartLabs open sources Electrode, a React-based application platform that powers Walmart.com http://www.electrode.io/ 6 comments javascript
- Researchers have shown for the first time that "brain training" for specific tasks using brain stimulation devices that deliver transcranial direct current stimulation via electrodes on the scalp can also improve broader brain performance, in findings with major implications for ageing brains. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-09-brain.html 11 comments science
- 22yo obese Polish woman gets electrodes in brain to control hunger https://expatriate.pl/22yo-obese-polish-woman-gets-electrodes-in-brain-to-control-hunger/ 6 comments worldnews
- Researchers have developed carbon fibers to form electrodes that outperform conventional graphite electrodes. The remarkable thing about these electrodes is that the carbon fibers are derived from wild mushrooms. The fibers are modified with cobalt oxide nanofibers. http://www.thelatestnews.com/remarkable-batteries-made-wild-mushrooms/ 3 comments technology
- Ultra-thin hollow nanocages could reduce platinum use in fuel cell electrodes http://phys.org/news/2015-07-ultra-thin-hollow-nanocages-platinum-fuel.html 3 comments science
- Covering an implantable neural electrode with nanoporous gold could eliminate the risk of scar tissue forming over the electrode’s surface, achieving close physical coupling and and improving recording fidelity of neural electrical activity. https://www.llnl.gov/news/implantable-electrode-coating-good-gold 4 comments science
- Researchers take another step toward functional nanobots. They outfitted bacterial spores with tiny flecks of graphene armor capable of activating electrodes http://www.realclearscience.com/blog/2015/04/the_nanobot_swarm_approaches.html 22 comments science
- Scientists have devised a machine that can help women achieve 'emphatic' orgasms at the push of a button. Slightly smaller than a packet of cigarettes, the device uses electrodes attached to the patients spine, with orgasms being triggered by a remote control. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/orgasm-machine-to-deliver-climax-at-the-push-of-a-button-9176969.html 5 comments worldnews
- Kansas State University Engineers bring new twist to sodium ion battery technology with discovery of flexible molybdenum disulfide electrodes http://www.k-state.edu/today/announcement.php?id=12064&category=publications_and_presentations&referredby=email 6 comments science
- Electrodes stimulate taste buds so people can taste the Internet http://www.psfk.com/2013/11/internet-tasting-electrode.html 7 comments technology
- Scientists invent self-healing battery electrode http://phys.org/news/2013-11-scientists-self-healing-battery-electrode.html#ajTabs 10 comments electronics
- Implanted electrodes reboot brain out of depression. http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/talking-back/2013/10/03/scientist-interview-implanted-electrodes-reboot-brain-out-of-intractable-depression/?wt.mc_id=sa_mindfacebook 5 comments science
- Flexible organic solar cells equipped with graphene electrodes http://iopscience.iop.org/0957-4484/labtalk-article/50835 3 comments science
- Watch This Robot Control a Person's Arm Using Electrodes http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/medical-robots/robot-controls-human-arm 3 comments robotics
- Researchers have fitted two monkeys with electrodes in their brains and trained them to move a virtual arm. http://healthland.time.com/2011/10/06/monkey-brain-control-the-future-of-robotic-prostheses/ 20 comments cogsci
- UCLA engineers create fully stretchable OLED with a carbon nanotube and polymer electrode and layering it onto a stretchable light-emitting plastic. http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-08-ucla-fully-stretchable-oled.html 73 comments science
- A team of engineers from the U.S. and South Korea has developed what is believed to be the smallest man-made pump ever built, powered by a glass electrode. The pump is about the same size as a red blood corpuscle. http://www.physorg.com/news193298040.html 3 comments science
- This article saying we were able to extract images from cat's brains using electrodes was published more than 10 years ago. Have we made any progress since then? http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sci/tech/468857.stm 36 comments technology
- By focusing on images of letters, people with electrodes in their brains can type with just their minds, scientists now reveal. http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20091206/sc_livescience/mindmachinebreakthroughpeopletypewithjustthoughts 21 comments science
- New Electrode Makes Hydrogen Electrolysis 10 Times Faster http://www.neutralexistence.com/blog/new-electrode-makes-hydrogen-electrolysis-10-times-faster/ 6 comments science
- Cleric who was kidnapped by CIA gives first interview: tortured with electrodes on genitals http://www.spiegel.de/international/0,1518,472495,00.html 12 comments reddit.com