Popular Science: Magnetic nanoparticles can be used to charge neurons, control behavior

Release Date: July 8, 2010 This content is archived.

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An article in Popular Science magazine reports on research by UB physics professor Arnd Pralle, who is using magnetic fields to activate neurons in a cell culture and steer the movement of nematode worms.

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