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This is the brain harpoon described in the research.

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·June 19, 2013·3 min read

Carbon Nanotube Harpoon Catches Individual Brain Cell Signals

Researchers develop a flexible carbon-nanotube 'harpoon' to study individual brain neurons. The 'brain harpoon' harnesses the electromechanical properties of carbon nanotubes to capture the electrical signals generated by single neurons.

The image shows a computer chip with a built in memristor the researchers used during their research.

·February 26, 2013·3 min read

Blueprint For an Artificial Brain

Researchers are using memristors, electronic microcomponents which imitate natural nerves, as key components to create a blueprint for an artificial brain.

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·September 11, 2012·3 min read

Improved Nanoparticles Deliver Drugs into Brain

A Johns Hopkins team says its bioengineers have designed nanoparticles that can safely and predictably infiltrate deep into the brain when tested in rodent and human tissue.

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·August 23, 2012·5 min read

Nanoparticles Reboot Blood Flow in Brain

New research would help emergency care workers and battlefield medics stabilize blood flow in the brains of traumatic injury victims. Researchers developed a nanoparticle-based antioxidant that quickly quenches free radicals that interfere with regulation of the brain’s vascular system.

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·April 23, 2012·4 min read

Nano-Devices that Cross Blood-Brain Barrier Open Door to Treatment of Cerebral Palsy, Other Neurologic Disorders

A team of scientists from Johns Hopkins and elsewhere have developed nano-devices that successfully cross the brain-blood barrier and deliver a...

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·February 16, 2012·3 min read

Researchers Make Living Model of Brain Tumor

Researchers have created a living 3-D model of a brain tumor and its surrounding blood vessels. In experiments, the scientists...

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·January 20, 2012·3 min read

T-rays Technology Could Help Develop Star Trek-style Hand-held Medical Scanners

Scientists have developed a new way to create Terahertz waves (T-rays) that may one day lead to biomedical detective devices...

Electrophysiology Featured Neuroscience

·December 20, 2011·4 min read

A Single Cell Endoscope

Berkeley Lab Researchers Use Nanophotonics for Optical Look Inside Living Cells An endoscope that can provide high-resolution optical images of...

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·July 26, 2011·3 min read

Researchers Graft Olfactory Receptors onto Nanotubes

Penn researchers have helped develop a nanotech device that combines carbon nanotubes with olfactory receptor proteins, the cell components in...

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·April 21, 2011·2 min read

Functioning Synapse Created Using Carbon Nanotubes

Researchers create functioning synapse using carbon nanotubes. Devices might be used in brain prostheses, or combined into a massive network...

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