Articles Tagged “Electric”
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Simulation of human neuronal function with a chip
The human brain has about 100 billion neurons that communicate with each other by releasing neurotransmitters. The link between transmitter and receiver neuron is made through a synapse. Ion channels, from receptors neuronal membranes, close…
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New Tool for Managing Ultracold Gases: Electric Fields
Physicists at JILA have demonstrated a new tool with regard to controlling ultracold gas as well as ultracold chemistry: electric fields. As described in the April 29 issue of Nature,* JILA scientists discovered that applying…
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Electric Avenue: Electric Cars on a Two-Way Street?
Think of it as the end of cars’ slacker days: No more sitting idle for hours in parking lots or garages racking up payments, but instead earning their keep by helping store power for the…
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Electric cars are going places in the Harz region
Electric cars have many merits: They are quieter and require less maintenance than cars with internal combustion engines. A network of smartly located charging stations covering the entire Harz region is bound to make electric…