A U-Shaped Nanowire Pierces the Membrane of a Neuron (IMAGE)

Harvard University

A U-Shaped Nanowire Pierces the Membrane of a Neuron

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U-shaped nanowires can record electrical chatter inside a brain or heart cell without causing any damage. The devices are 100 times smaller than their biggest competitors, which kill a cell after recording.

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Lieber Group, Harvard University

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