What happens inside the carnivorous plant Venus Flytrap when it catches an insect? New technology has led to discoveries about the electrical signalling that causes the trap to snap shut.

Researchers from the University of Oxford have for the first time discovered an approach to electrically switch organic LEDs ...

Electrical signalling plays a pivotal role in how plants perceive and respond to their environment. Rapid electrical impulses, including action potentials (APs) and slower variation potentials (VPs), ...

A new multi-channel in vitro stimulator helps researchers study how cells respond to electrical signals, advancing insights in neuroscience and regenerative medicine. (Nanowerk News) While we usually ...

Researchers at the University of Warwick have found bacteria can be detected in minutes by zapping them with electricity. Scientists at the university in the United Kingdom discovered healthy bacteria ...

Ali Miri details how electromagnetic waves can improve computing matrix operations for advanced computing systems.

When two cells "talk" to each other, they often do so through tiny channels called electrical synapses. Unlike chemical ...

Biomedical engineering researcher Shijie Zhou brings a computational approach to the quest for better treatments for ...

A new study has furthered our understanding of plant evolution by tracking the origins of electrical signaling components that plants developed to communicate and adapt to life on land. A study led by ...