The amazing spider silk mic
Researchers get some enviable sound quality using some wispy fibers coated with gold P Rajendran Most microphones cannot provide as much sound fidelity as the wiggly hair deep in our…
Teaching machines to teach themselves
For future machines to be as smart as we are, they’ll need to be able to learn like we do. Arend Hintze, Michigan State University Are you tired of telling…
Do jellyfish dream of android squid?
Out of the closet: Intriguing research suggests that sleep has a long evolutionary history P. Rajendran Sometimes great ideas come to life in garages, at others in closets, as in…
Reflections on the brain
Researchers put their heads together at the 2017 Society for Neuroscience conference – to spectacular effect P Rajendran As far as going meta goes, the annual Society for Neuroscience conference,…
Better ways to stimulate the brain
Sound, light and current help researchers to tweak grey matter function in both health and disease P. Rajendran Nuance is redefining the art and the evidence-based science of brain stimulation.…