University of Cambridge researchers have developed a nanoelectronic device built from hafnium oxide that mimics how ...

To keep the human brain cell-powered computers running, technicians constantly replenish their stores of cerebrospinal fluid.

Microscopic images of human tissue are a cornerstone of biomedical research and clinical diagnostics. Yet despite their importance, these images often remain difficult to analyze systematically and to ...

Biological computing is messy and gassy – It’s now cloudy, too At the start of the working day at Cortical Labs’ datacenter in Melbourne, Australia, technicians top up the resident computers with a ...

Cortical Labs made plenty of headlines last month when its latest hardware platform, the CL1, which uses living human neurons as the core of a fully ...

Crystal jellyfish have an eerie beauty: thanks to a natural protein, they emit a faint green glow. For decades, researchers have used that green fluorescent protein and similar molecules to light up ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. A biocomputer powered by lab-grown human brain cells has leveled ...

First look: Australian biotech startup Cortical Labs has crossed another boundary in biological computing. Its latest hardware platform, the CL1, uses living human neurons as the core of a fully ...

A clump of human brain cells can play the classic computer game Doom. While its performance is not up to par with humans, experts say it brings biological computers a step closer to useful real-world ...

When you swing a tennis racket or catch a set of keys, you aren’t thinking about wind resistance or gravity. Yet, to perform that motion, your brain is solving a massive physics problem in ...

As one example, notions of circuit and network and modularity—originally conceptualized in the world of engineering and computer science—have much applicability to understanding biological phenomena.