Multi-disciplinary research has led to the innovative fabrication of molecule-sized robots. Scientists are now advancing their efforts to make these robots interact and work together in the millions, explains a review in the journal Science and Technology of Advanced Materials. A molecular robot, which is typically between 100 nanometers to 100 micrometers long, requires an...
Fralin Biomedical Research Institute scientists show adenovirus disrupts electrical signaling, impedes new communication channels. Credit: Fralin Biomedical Research Institute Adenovirus, which typically can cause a common cold, has a far more dangerous impact if it reaches the heart. When the virus commandeers gap junctions, it can slow production of connexin43, disturbing the electrical system that...
by Graz University of Technology New findings by researchers led by TU Graz computer scientists Wolfgang Maass and Robert Legenstein on neural information processing in the brain could enable more efficient AI methods. Specifically, the researchers have succeeded in mathematically modeling the emergence and interaction between so-called “assemblies”. These are neuron groups in the brain...
by Centenary Institute Researchers from the Centenary Institute have discovered a potential new therapy for cerebral cavernous malformations (CCMs), a devastating disease that often affects young people and can result in stroke and seizures. Using mouse models, the researchers found that use of the drug, CD5-2 helped normalize the vascular disorders, and inhibited the development...
