Sentences with phrase «changing electrical properties»

And in related experiments, he made tadpoles grow eyes on their stomachs by changing the electrical properties of cells to mimic those associated with eye formation.

For example, organic semiconductors could be made to change their electrical properties, and OLEDs could show on / off switching characteristics by using the energy from gas that is supplied to it.

Not exact matches

The structures of some nanomaterials bend and change shape when given an electrical jolt, so that a material's properties can be altered at the flip of a switch — it can change color, for example, or become transparent.

Now, a pair of scientists based in France and Switzerland have discovered another odd fullerene property: They change the amount of electrical current they conduct when they are squeezed.

The researchers showed the ability to simply change the precursor to make other films; for example, they also grew a tungsten disulfide film with different electrical properties and color.

It's fascinating to see that simple chemical changes within a molecule, can have a profound influence on the electronic structure of molecules, leading to different electrical properties.»

But a new study suggests that in the days and weeks that lead up to a brain forming in an embryo or fetus, altering the electrical properties of these cells can dramatically change how the ensuing brain develops.

A new study from the Cava lab has revealed a unifying connection between seemingly unrelated materials that exhibit extreme magnetoresistance, the ability of some materials to drastically change their electrical resistance in response to a magnetic field, a property that could be useful in magnetic memory applications.

«When a charged particle sits on the surface of a material, the material undergoes a small change in its electrical property,» says Kar.

Using mouse and human - derived dopamine neurons, researchers found that dopamine movement is affected by changes in electrical properties of the neurons.

Although the exact mechanism that causes these changes remains unknown, the researchers propose that the electrical properties of the air are somehow altered as the incoming charged particles from the solar wind collide with the atmosphere.

Many materials are known for just one characteristic magnetic or electrical property, or for having the ability to change shape, but multiferroics contain some combination of these attributes.

We don't know how these cells alter the electrical and mechanical properties of heart tissue, or the degree to which these changes are to blame for the ultimate shutdown of the heart.

They use their piezoceramic properties to change their crystal structure — and therefore their thickness — in a matter of nanoseconds when electrical voltage is applied.

«We were exploring the relationship between the electrical and optical properties of phase change materials and then had the idea of creating this GST «sandwich» made up of layers just a few nanometres thick.

The level of saltiness changes the ice's electrical properties, causing the ice to different levels of radio waves in the microwave band of the electromagnetic spectrum.

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