Sentences with phrase «such as electrodes»

This module can also be used to synchronize external stimulation and data collection instruments, such as electrodes, patch clamp recording devices, and perfusion systems.

In addition to control of lasers, detectors, shutters and fine motion devices, the module can be used to synchronize external stimulation and data collection instruments such as electrodes, patch clamp recording devices and perfusion systems.

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Then, Feng recognized a novel opportunity to directly measure whether tDCS generates EFs in deep brain areas among patients with movement disorders such as Parkinson's disease, who are often treated by implanting DBS electrodes.

The ability of graphene to achieve such high temperatures without melting the substrate or the metal electrodes is due to another interesting property: as it heats up, graphene becomes a much poorer conductor of heat.

In fact, there have been many efforts to improve lithium - ion battery or supercapacitor performance using alternative electrode materials such as carbon nanotubes and other manganese oxides.

To ensure safety, additives to electrolytes, such as nanodiamonds, need to be combined with other precautions, such as using non-flammable electrolytes, safer electrode materials and stronger separators.»

Metal nitrides such as titanium nitride, which offer both high conductivity and capacitance, are a promising alternative, but they tend to oxidize in watery environments that limits their lifetime as an electrode.

In the case of diagnostic methods such as electrocardiogram (ECG) and electromyography (EMG), gel electrodes are the preferred method of transmitting electric impulses from the heart or muscle.

Team members sprayed carbon nanotubes onto a plastic film — two such films act as both the device's electrodes and charge collectors.

Using sunlight to create fuels (such as hydrogen on the other electrode in this solar cell) with inexpensively prepared electrodes may provide a solution to the intermittency drawback of solar energy.

«High treatment effectivity is associated with strong connections between the DBS electrode and specific frontal areas of the brain, such as the «supplementary motor area»,» says Dr. Horn.

Symptoms such as movement restrictions, muscle rigidity, or tremor can be alleviated using the neurosurgical procedure which places small electrodes into deep structures of the brain.

A molecular junction connects molecules to two metallic electrodes, such as gold.

One benefit of the film - based electrodes is that their large surface area relative to their volume allows electron carriers such as lithium to ferry charges out quickly, providing a quick burst of power.

In 1990, Garnier's team unveiled a transistor made mostly from plastics; but this still needed some metallic components, such as gold and silver for the electrodes (Technology, 15 December 1990).

Electrodes that so far have been used are made of very expensive elements such as platinum or platinum - iridium alloys.

«Being able to tell if there is a tendency for a reaction to take place in a specific part of the electrode, and better yet, the location of reactions within individual nanoparticles in the electrode, would be extremely useful because then you could understand how those localized reactions correlate with the behavior of the battery, such as its charging time or the number of recharge cycles it can undergo efficiently,» Cabana said.

Stimulating neurons deep within the brain can help treat conditions such as Parkinson's disease and obsessivecompulsive disorder, but right now patients must undergo invasive electrode implants.

Their simulations revealed some often - ignored factors «such as the thinness of electrode coatings and the material's electrical parameters,» says Yao.

High - energy materials, such as metal oxides and silicon anodes, have massive volume changes when lithium ions are injected and extracted from the electrode material.

But manufacturers of high - energy applications such as electric cars and power storage systems seek for new electrode materials and electrolytes.

Despite these challenges, Moritz thinks that smaller electrodes, smart engineering — such as floating electrode arrays under the skull — and advances in wireless technology could provide an answer to paralysis in as little as 10 years.

Mature electric propulsion devices such as ion engines, hall thrusters and magnetoplasmadynamic thrusters have electrodes exposed to the plasmas.

The current isn't much (about 30 milliwatts from an electrode the size of a manhole cover), but it flows indefinitely, and for free — ideal, he suggests, for running low - power seafloor devices, such as ocean - monitoring instruments.

Currently used retinal implants feature electrode shapes based on traditional Euclidean geometry such as squares.

Intracortical BCIs such as BrainGate use a tiny array of implanted electrodes to pick up the electrical activity of neurons in the motor cortex of the brain.

Scientists have tried building the electrodes out of common semiconductors such as silicon or gallium arsenide — which absorb light and are also used in solar panels — but a major problem is that these materials develop an oxide layer (that is, rust) when exposed to water.

Using an onboard source of energy (such as a battery, ultracapacitor, solar panel or any combination thereof), the electrodes will send an electrical current into the plasma, causing the plasma to push against the neutral (noncharged) air surrounding the craft, theoretically generating enough force for liftoff and movement in different directions (depending on where on the craft's surface you direct the electrical current).

M.I.T. breeds viruses that coat themselves in selected substances, then self - assemble into such devices as liquid crystals, nanowires and electrodes

The preparation of the described biosensors is expensive and complex, though: the electrodes are made of a biocompatible and electrically conductive material, such as gold or platinum.

Assistant Professor Ippei Akita, who is leading the project, said, «Using flexible device technology is a good solution to implement bio-compatible passive devices such as antennas or sensor electrodes.

When working with nano structures such as atoms, which measure only 0.3 nanometers, three electrodes would inevitably cause a short - circuit.

Strontium cobaltites are just one example of a class of materials known as transition metal oxides, which is considered promising for a variety of applications including electrodes in fuel cells, membranes that allow oxygen to pass through for gas separation, and electronic devices such as memristors — a form of nonvolatile, ultrafast, and energy - efficient memory device.

Such qualities make them suitable for storing electric charge in batteries and supercapacitors, and as catalysts in solar and fuel - cell electrodes.

In their investigation, the researchers spotted defects such as holes in the electrode with up to 100 microns (0.1 millimetre) diameter.

«So there is plenty of space to intersperse the key classical components such as interconnects, control electrodes and readout devices, while retaining the precise atom - like nature of the quantum bit.»

The analysis identified factors that influence the effectiveness of treatment, such as the position of the electrodes, the thickness of the skull and the subject's brain chemistry.

A better alternative would be thinner, softer electrodes such as carbon nanotubes, a thousandth of the diameter of regular wires.

Research is currently underway on how electrodes implanted in the brain could be used in the treatment of various diseases, such as epilepsy or Parkinson's.

During the treatments, the women wore skin monitors with electrodes and kept diaries of when they had hot flashes, how often, how severe they were, and what might have triggered flashes, such as stress, spicy foods or being in a hot room.

Scientists have traditionally studied the neural basis of behavior in live animals by using techniques such as stimulating neurons with electrodes.

By contrast, in solid - electrode batteries, such as those commonly found in cars and mobile devices, the power conversion hardware and energy capacity are packaged together in one unit and can not be decoupled.

MaCS is a state - of - the - art materials and microstructure characterization laboratory that provides cross-cutting capabilities such as the unique Local Electrode Atom Probe and other surface and tomographic analytical tools.

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The user wears an electrode cap to detect brain waves that are then translated into outputs such as word - processing, speech, e-mail, environmental control, or movements of robotic devices.

«If we use the results of this paper [published in the Journal of Physical Chemistry B], we can grow nanoparticles in the confined matter to create larger, uniformly sized nanoparticles of metal oxides, such as titanium dioxide, which is very important to creating the materials you need for electrodes for batteries,» said Sushko.

This webinar aims to highlight the benefits of correlative Raman imaging for the analysis of chemical composition, crystallinity, stress and optoelectronic properties of materials such as semiconductors, 2D materials and electrodes.

Research at the PPPL Laboratory for Plasma Nanosynthesis develops new insight into the use of plasma to synthesize nanomaterials — particles such as carbon nanotubes that are measured in billionths of a meter, are found in everything from swimwear to electrodes and have a tensile strength, or resistance to breaking when stretched, that is stronger than steel.

The presence of different levels of muscle activity has been observed both using surface electrodes and fine wire (intramuscular electrodes) and during maximal voluntary isometric contraction (MVIC), resistance training exercises, and normal humans movements such as gait.

Direct gas feed configurations, such as flow - through GDEs, provide a unique electrode structure for efficient and stable electrochemical reactions without mass transport limitations.