Chemogenetics and optogenetics have been game-changers in neuroscience research. By providing precise control over neural circuits, scientists have been able to use these tools to study behavior and ...

Supervillain Magneto, of X-Men fame, uses his mind to control magnets. Now, scientists have invented a protein namesake that allows them to use a magnetic field to control the firing of neurons. The ...

The basic principle of magneto-ionic gating involves the use of an ionic liquid or gel electrolyte that is placed between a gate electrode and the target material. When a gate voltage is applied, ions ...

Scientists from Germany and Japan have developed a new magnetic sensor, which is thin, robust and pliable enough to be smoothly adapted to human skin, even to the most flexible part of the human palm.