In experiments conducted in small chambers with conductive walls that isolated the bees from
external electrical fields, the researchers showed that a small, electrically charged wand brought close to a honey bee can cause its antennae to bend.
«We're also interested in controlling the charge transfer process with
external electrical fields as a means of utilizing MX2 heterostructures in photovoltaic devices,» Wang says.
Existing approaches to delivering DNA into cells for producing these gene therapies include viruses,
external electrical fields or harsh chemical reagents.
Not exact matches
That would eliminate the need for
external magnetic
fields and would offer another avenue for dissipationless transport of
electrical current.»
«Ferroelectric» materials can switch between different states of
electrical polarization in response to an
external electric
field.
The idea stems from the fact that, when a plane flies through an ambient electric
field, its
external electrical state, normally in balance, shifts.
Nanocomp's carbon nanotube sheets are designed to act as a «Faraday cage» that can block out
external static
electrical fields from sensitive circuitry.
External devices can then integrate the data to generate incredibly detailed maps showing the slightest changes in light, vibration,
electrical currents, magnetic
fields, chemical concentrations and other environmental conditions.