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A new #ScienceAnalyticalReview reveals distinct patterns in how the highest levels of human performance is acquired.
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This is HUGE: A soft brain chip could fix Neuralink's biggest implant problem.
Scientists have developed a new kind of ultra 3D soft semiconductor that could finally solve the biggest problem with brain implants: The body attacking them.
Right now, most brain chips are made from rigid materials like silicon. Your brain hates that. It responds by building scar tissue around the implant, slowly killing signal quality and sometimes forcing the device to be removed.
This new chip changes the rules.
Instead of hard electronics, researchers created a soft, hydrogel based semiconductor that bends, stretches, and moves like real brain tissue. Because it physically matches the brain, the immune system is far less likely to treat it as an invader.
The result?
> Cleaner signals.
> Longer lasting implants.
> And a much lower risk of rejection.
This is huge for brain computer interfaces (BCIs), the same class of technology Neuralink is working on. BCIs translate brain activity into commands, allowing people to control computers, prosthetics, or even regain movement and speech.
The real breakthrough is compatibility. Instead of forcing the brain to tolerate electronics, this chip behaves like biology.
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Anyone else hear "boop" every time this finger presses on this transistor? Or is it just me? Maybe it's just me... Anyhow, the story of this video and more of the best from @ScienceMagazine and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser: science.org/content/article/…
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Amazing talks by Prof. Wei Gao, Prof. Sahika Inal, and Prof. Shiming Zhang at the iCanX HK Summit! It was an honor to host the session. Looking ahead to the next event! #Bioelectronics, #iCanX
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Great opportunity to join the lab cam.ac.uk/jobs/research-asso…
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What a community! Amazing presentations so far at #ECME2025, the future of organic/molecular electronics is very bright. Thanks to co-organisers @biochemist_hero @cebcambridge @hsirringhaus @DeptofPhysics @Cambridge_Eng @Cambridge_Uni
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What a community! Amazing presentations so far at #ECME2025, the future of organic/molecular electronics is very bright. Thanks to co-organisers @biochemist_hero @cebcambridge @hsirringhaus @DeptofPhysics @Cambridge_Eng @Cambridge_Uni
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Great opportunity to start/move your group to Cambridge!
cam.ac.uk/jobs/university-as…
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Interested in the latest neuroscience research? Look no further! neuroscience.cam.ac.uk/camne… @Cambridge_Uni @CamNeuro @Cambridge_Eng
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Just a few short hours left to get your abstract in for #ecme2025 in @Cambridge_Uni at the shiny new Ray Dolby Centre @GeorgeMalliaras – at Coton, England
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ECME 2025 will highlight the best work in the field of molecular electronics, including presentations on the synthesis, properties, devices and applications of small molecule and polymer-based electronic materials.
One week to abstract submission deadline for ECME 2025! Submit your abstract here: ecme2025.eu/
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Join us: Research Associate in PEDOT:PSS Microelectrodes (Fixed Term) at University of Cambridge jobs.ac.uk/job/DLN743/resear… – at Doha, Qatar
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Opportunity to join our team @BioelectronicsL @Cambridge_Eng @cambridge_ee ! We are looking for a Research Associate in In Vivo Electrophysiology jobs.ac.uk/job/DLN433/resear…
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Happy 2025. I am looking to hire an organic chemist in my group. No organic electronics experience is required. Just need to be knowledgeable in synthetic methodologies. Please contact me at [email protected]
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Looking for 2 PhD positions
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To be filled ASAP
All #bioelectronics
- One on biomedical front
- Another on neuromorphic front
Details in the add 👇👇👇
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Stretchable transistors used in wearable devices enable in-sensor edge computing @NatureElectron techxplore.com/news/2024-10-…
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A major consortium from across Cambridge life sciences, #tech & business worlds announce multi-million-pound, 3-year collab with @ARIA_research
eng.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge…
The partnership involves @GeorgeMalliaras @BioelectronicsL focusing on a new generation of #neurotechnologies
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Definitely!!! As administrative load for faculty increases, there's less time available for us to think. Let's push the concept of "net zero" administration, where any new demand for admin load is vetted for being (at least) time neutral. – at Orfano, Greece
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Please repost!! Post-doc available in my group at Oxford. Looking for synthetic organic chemist, polymer chemist or someone with materials characterisation in organic photocatalysis or organic solar cells. Available immediately. my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecruit…























