Neuroengineers designed the first self-rectifying magnetoelectric material and showed it can not only precisely stimulate neurons remotely but also reconnect a broken sciatic nerve in a rat model.

Smartphones and computers wouldn't be nearly as useful without room for lots of apps, music and videos. Devices tend to store that information in two ways: through electric fields (think of a flash ...

Novel metamaterial Rice University doctoral alumnus Joshua Chen and colleagues designed a magnetoelectric material that can directly stimulate neural tissue and bridge gaps in broken nerves. (Courtesy ...

Novel magnetic nanodiscs could provide a much less invasive way of stimulating parts of the brain, paving the way for stimulation therapies without implants or genetic modification, MIT researchers ...

(Nanowerk News) Up to now, the brain's magnetic field is measurable only under technical laboratory conditions. This technique is therefore not feasible in terms of the broader medical use, although ...

This study constitutes a proof of principle of these nanodevices, which are the building blocks for magnetoelectric spin-orbit (MESO) logic, opening a new avenue for low-power beyond-CMOS technologies ...

Researchers have long recognized the therapeutic potential of using magnetoelectrics ⎯ materials that can turn magnetic fields into electric fields ⎯ to stimulate neural tissue in a minimally invasive ...

MEND-mediated neuromodulation When exposed to a magnetic field, the magnetostrictive core of the nanodisc changes shape, inducing a strain in the outer layer and facilitating stimulation of the brain ...