There are few scientific methods more elegantly simple than "just sprinkle it on top." Researchers at Tohoku University and Nagoya University ...

A new review highlights a powerful, cleaner route to produce ultra-clean, customizable nanoparticles—key building blocks for artificial sensory systems that mimic human perception and power emerging ...

The potential for these kinds of machines to reshape computer processing, increase energy efficiency, and revolutionize ...

A new silicon material switches from insulator to metal in picoseconds. This breakthrough could speed up future computers.

Dreams have often served as significant promoters of inspiration for some of the world’s greatest ideas and innovations throughout history. Many scientists, musicians, film-makers, poets, novelists, ...

New research shows a single neuron in fruit flies can trigger two distinct behaviors in response to the same smell.

Advanced virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) technologies, collectively known as extended reality (XR), are becoming more integrated into everyday life. To achieve realistic experiences, ...

Researchers have solved a mystery that has confounded scientists for 80 years: the crystal structure of the ...

Characterization of intracellular synapse heterogeneity aides to understand the intricate computational logic of neuronal circuits. Despite recent advances in connectomics, the spatial patterns of ...

The synapse, a highly ordered and dynamic subcellular system, maintains autonomy, organization, and high-fidelity neurotransmission without a bounding membrane.

This valuable manuscript addresses the longstanding question of how the brain maintains serial order in working memory, proposing a biologically grounded model based on synaptic augmentation ...