Argonne News Brief: Silicon Particles Use Light to Activate Cells

Multimedia · Thu Jul 28 00:00:00 EDT 2016

OSTI ID:1288689

With the help of the Advanced Photon Source at Argonne, researchers have engineered tiny silicon particles capable of making neurons fire when exposed to light.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Science (SC)
• OSTI ID: 1288689
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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