Sentences with phrase «traditional electrodes»

This space is too small for traditional electrodes to probe, yet it's where essentially all excitatory contacts in the brain take place.

Bonaccorso adds that the challenge ahead is to demonstrate a disruptive technology in which two - dimensional materials not only replace traditional electrodes, but more importantly enable the design of whole new device concepts.

Due to their extreme thinness of under one micrometre, the electrodes can be adapted perfectly to the uneven human skin, and can even be applied to parts of the body where traditional electrodes are not suitable, for instance the face.

This removes the need for traditional electrodes, reduces the structure's bulk and allows more choices in the type and thickness of plates.

Standard rechargeable batteries are only marginally suited for high performance: «To raise the energy density, you need to increase the voltage or the capacity, and that is where traditional electrode materials and electrolytic fluids reach their limits,» explains the physicist.

Not exact matches

Traditional implants rely on a series of electrodes that lie directly against the membrane of the inner ear, and use electrical signals to stimulate the auditory nerves lying beneath.

Unlike traditional supercapacitors, which use the same material for both electrodes, the anode and cathode in an asymmetric supercapacitor are made up of different materials.

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

This design also eliminates the polymeric binders and copper current collector foil used in a traditional battery electrode.»

Compared with stimulation from traditional cochlear implant electrodes, the light produced more precise neural activity in the brain stem, similar to normal hearing.

In traditional cochlear implants the external microphone picks up sound and transmits it to these neurons via electrodes, but the resolution is very poor.

In a traditional X-ray machine, a filament emits electrons when it is heated above a certain threshold, and those electrons fly through the body and hit a metal electrode on the other side, creating images; CT scans produce three - dimensional images by rotating the electron source.

The American Council on Exercise (ACE) recently conducted a study which measured muscle activity during different ab exercises, using electrodes to measure muscle contraction during 16 exercises, including the traditional crunch.

Traditional hydrogen fuel cells and supercapacitors have two electrodes: one positive and one negative.