pmid stringlengths 8 8 | pmcid stringlengths 8 11 ⌀ | source stringclasses 2
values | rank int64 1 9.78k | sections unknown | tokens int64 3 46.7k |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
38667221 | PMC11048303 | pmc | 1 | {
"abstract": "Friction, wear, and the consequent energy dissipation pose significant challenges in systems with moving components, spanning various domains, including nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS/MEMS) and bio-MEMS (microrobots), hip prostheses (biomaterials), offshore wind and hydro turbines, space vehicles,... | 4,020 |
36071037 | PMC9452534 | pmc | 2 | {
"abstract": "Light-induced microbial electron transfer has potential for efficient production of value-added chemicals, biofuels and biodegradable materials owing to diversified metabolic pathways. However, most microbes lack photoactive proteins and require synthetic photosensitizers that suffer from photocorrosio... | 8,779 |
31057985 | PMC6497424 | pmc | 3 | {
"abstract": "The\nbiological production of FDCA is of considerable value as a potential\nreplacement for petrochemical-derived monomers such as terephthalate,\nused in polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastics. HmfF belongs to\nan uncharacterized branch of the prenylated flavin (prFMN) dependent\nUbiD family of rev... | 6,651 |
39759078 | PMC11700627 | pmc | 4 | {
"abstract": "Summary Largely varied anti-icing performance among superhydrophobic surfaces remains perplexing and challenging. Herein, the issue is elucidated by exploring the roles of surface chemistry and surface topography in anti-icing. Three superhydrophobic surfaces, i.e., gecko-like, petal-like, and lotus-li... | 1,691 |
40227506 | PMC11996751 | pmc | 5 | {
"abstract": "As an emerging memory device, memristor shows great potential in neuromorphic computing applications due to its advantage of low power consumption. This review paper focuses on the application of low-power-based memristors in various aspects. The concept and structure of memristor devices are introduce... | 6,040 |
29430725 | null | s2 | 6 | {
"abstract": "Vast potential exists for the development of novel, engineered platforms that manipulate biology for the production of programmed advanced materials. Such systems would possess the autonomous, adaptive, and self-healing characteristics of living organisms, but would be engineered with the goal of assem... | 262 |
24119078 | PMC3815454 | pmc | 7 | {
"abstract": "Spider dragline silk is considered to be the toughest biopolymer on Earth due to an extraordinary combination of strength and elasticity. Moreover, silks are biocompatible and biodegradable protein-based materials. Recent advances in genetic engineering make it possible to produce recombinant silks in ... | 8,217 |
30944413 | null | s2 | 8 | {
"abstract": "Quorum sensing is a process of bacterial cell-to-cell chemical communication that relies on the production, detection and response to extracellular signalling molecules called autoinducers. Quorum sensing allows groups of bacteria to synchronously alter behaviour in response to changes in the populatio... | 265 |
36505976 | PMC9720699 | pmc | 9 | {
"abstract": "Abstract Spider silk is the toughest fiber found in nature, and bulk production of artificial spider silk that matches its mechanical properties remains elusive. Development of miniature spider silk proteins (mini‐spidroins) has made large‐scale fiber production economically feasible, but the fibers’ m... | 7,180 |
38343096 | PMC10934265 | pmc | 11 | {
"abstract": "Despite the considerable\ninterest in the recombinant production\nof synthetic spider silk fibers that possess mechanical properties\nsimilar to those of native spider silks, such as the cost-effectiveness,\ntunability, and scalability realization, is still lacking. To address\nthis long-standing chall... | 4,713 |
19229199 | null | s2 | 12 | {
"abstract": "The extreme strength and elasticity of spider silks originate from the modular nature of their repetitive proteins. To exploit such materials and mimic spider silks, comprehensive strategies to produce and spin recombinant fibrous proteins are necessary. This protocol describes silk gene design and clo... | 271 |
33458606 | PMC7797931 | pmc | 13 | {
"abstract": "Summary The expeditious development of information technology has led to the rise of artificial intelligence (AI). However, conventional computing systems are prone to volatility, high power consumption, and even delay between the processor and memory, which is referred to as the von Neumann bottleneck... | 2,136 |
33305176 | PMC7718163 | pmc | 14 | {
"abstract": "Summary Memristive devices share remarkable similarities to biological synapses, dendrites, and neurons at both the physical mechanism level and unit functionality level, making the memristive approach to neuromorphic computing a promising technology for future artificial intelligence. However, these s... | 18,916 |
34825136 | PMC8603217 | pmc | 15 | {
"abstract": "Summary The accumulation of ice will reduce the performance of the base material and lead to all kinds of damage, even a threat to people's life safety. Recent increasing studies suggest that superhydrophobic surfaces (SHSs) originating from nature can remove impacting and condensing droplets from the ... | 6,263 |
38796464 | PMC11127998 | pmc | 16 | {
"abstract": "By mimicking the neurons and synapses of the human brain and employing spiking neural networks on neuromorphic chips, neuromorphic computing offers a promising energy-efficient machine intelligence. How to borrow high-level brain dynamic mechanisms to help neuromorphic computing achieve energy advantag... | 3,452 |
39823335 | PMC11740947 | pmc | 17 | {
"abstract": "Certain coral individuals exhibit enhanced resistance to thermal bleaching, yet the specific microbial assemblages and their roles in these phenotypes remain unclear. We compared the microbial communities of thermal bleaching–resistant (TBR) and thermal bleaching–sensitive (TBS) corals using metabarcod... | 5,864 |
40213024 | PMC11983683 | pmc | 18 | {
"abstract": "ABSTRACT Advanced structural materials are often required to exhibit a combination of light weight, high strength and superior toughness. Biomimetic strategies hold promise for achieving these seemingly conflicting mechanical properties simultaneously. However, current biomimetic structural materials l... | 7,767 |
36991829 | PMC10058286 | pmc | 19 | {
"abstract": "Memristors mimic synaptic functions in advanced electronics and image sensors, thereby enabling brain-inspired neuromorphic computing to overcome the limitations of the von Neumann architecture. As computing operations based on von Neumann hardware rely on continuous memory transport between processing... | 2,485 |
31409030 | PMC6723837 | pmc | 20 | {
"abstract": "The profound mutualistic symbiosis between corals and their endosymbiotic counterparts, Symbiodiniaceae algae, has been threatened by the increase in seawater temperatures, leading to breakdown of the symbiotic relationship—coral bleaching. To characterize the heat-stress response of the holobiont, we ... | 3,036 |
31468725 | PMC6922519 | pmc | 21 | {
"abstract": "Summary Microbial conversion offers a promising strategy for overcoming the intrinsic heterogeneity of the plant biopolymer, lignin. Soil microbes that natively harbour aromatic‐catabolic pathways are natural choices for chassis strains, and Pseudomonas putida \n KT 2440 has emerged as a viable whole... | 7,160 |
30410432 | PMC6209684 | pmc | 22 | {
"abstract": "Spiking neural networks (SNNs) are inspired by information processing in biology, where sparse and asynchronous binary signals are communicated and processed in a massively parallel fashion. SNNs on neuromorphic hardware exhibit favorable properties such as low power consumption, fast inference, and ev... | 5,875 |
32694978 | PMC7339957 | pmc | 23 | {
"abstract": "In the last few years, spiking neural networks (SNNs) have been demonstrated to perform on par with regular convolutional neural networks. Several works have proposed methods to convert a pre-trained CNN to a Spiking CNN without a significant sacrifice of performance. We demonstrate first that quantiza... | 2,545 |
34723173 | PMC8554302 | pmc | 24 | {
"abstract": "Memristors show great promise in neuromorphic computing owing to their high-density integration, fast computing and low-energy consumption. However, the non-ideal update of synaptic weight in memristor devices, including nonlinearity, asymmetry and device variation, still poses challenges to the in-si... | 2,746 |
38873286 | PMC11169843 | pmc | 25 | {
"abstract": "The spiking convolutional neural network (SCNN) is a kind of spiking neural network (SNN) with high accuracy for visual tasks and power efficiency on neuromorphic hardware, which is attractive for edge applications. However, it is challenging to implement SCNNs on resource-constrained edge devices beca... | 1,698 |
36475796 | PMC9728966 | pmc | 26 | {
"abstract": "Survival of symbiotic reef-building corals under global warming requires rapid acclimation or adaptation. The impact of accumulated heat stress was compared across 1643 symbiont communities before and after the 2016 mass bleaching in three coral species and free-living in the environment across ~900 ki... | 6,957 |
29192903 | PMC5739009 | pmc | 27 | {
"abstract": "The association between corals and photosynthetic dinoflagellates ( Symbiodinium spp.) is the key to the success of reef ecosystems in highly oligotrophic environments, but it is also their Achilles‘ heel due to its vulnerability to local stressors and the effects of climate change. Research during th... | 4,289 |
37672573 | PMC10482344 | pmc | 29 | {
"abstract": "Bioconversion of a heterogeneous mixture of lignin-related aromatic compounds (LRCs) to a single product via microbial biocatalysts is a promising approach to valorize lignin. Here, Pseudomonas putida KT2440 was engineered to convert mixed p-coumaroyl– and coniferyl-type LRCs to β-ketoadipic acid, a ... | 3,020 |
36882224 | PMC10045912 | pmc | 30 | {
"abstract": "Abstract Corals live in a complex, multipartite symbiosis with diverse microbes across kingdoms, some of which are implicated in vital functions, such as those related to resilience against climate change. However, knowledge gaps and technical challenges limit our understanding of the nature and functi... | 26,093 |
35694519 | PMC9178609 | pmc | 31 | {
"abstract": "Self-healing materials\nplay an essential role in the field of organic\nelectronics with numerous stunning applications such as novel integrated\nand wearable devices. With the development of stretchable, printable,\nand implantable electronics, organic field-effect transistors (OFETs)\nwith a self-hea... | 4,015 |
30533318 | PMC6282938 | pmc | 32 | {
"abstract": "The coral symbiosis is the linchpin of the reef ecosystem, yet the mechanisms that promote and maintain cooperation between hosts and symbionts have not been fully resolved. We used a phylogenetically controlled design to investigate the role of vertical symbiont transmission, an evolutionary mechanism... | 6,063 |
25642161 | PMC4295533 | pmc | 33 | {
"abstract": "Resistive (or memristive) switching devices based on metal oxides find applications in memory, logic and neuromorphic computing systems. Their small area, low power operation, and high functionality meet the challenges of brain-inspired computing aiming at achieving a huge density of active connections... | 3,278 |
37687484 | PMC10488364 | pmc | 34 | {
"abstract": "Superhydrophobic coating ice suppression is an advanced and durable technology that shows great potential for application on pavements. Although many researchers have conducted experimental and theoretical validations to confirm the effectiveness of superhydrophobic surfaces in actively suppressing ice... | 4,626 |
37793161 | PMC10592315 | pmc | 35 | {
"abstract": "The superhydrophobic properties of material surfaces\nhave attracted\nsignificant research and practical development in a wide range of\napplications. In the present study, a superhydrophobic coating was\nfabricated using a vapor-phase sublimation and deposition process.\nThis process offers several ad... | 6,683 |
32695749 | PMC7338834 | pmc | 37 | {
"abstract": "Silkworm silk is mainly known as a luxurious textile. Spider silk is an alternative to silkworm silk fibers and has much more outstanding properties. Silk diversity ensures variation in its application in nature and industry. This review aims to provide a critical summary of up-to-date fabrication meth... | 1,656 |
30373122 | PMC6266336 | pmc | 38 | {
"abstract": "Synaptic devices with bipolar analog resistive switching behavior are the building blocks for memristor-based neuromorphic computing. In this work, a fully complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS)-compatible, forming-free, and non-filamentary memristive device (Pd/Al 2 O 3 /TaO x /Ta) with bipola... | 4,982 |
26483629 | PMC4591430 | pmc | 40 | {
"abstract": "Synaptic plasticity plays a crucial role in allowing neural networks to learn and adapt to various input environments. Neuromorphic systems need to implement plastic synapses to obtain basic “cognitive” capabilities such as learning. One promising and scalable approach for implementing neuromorphic syn... | 3,625 |
23962644 | null | s2 | 41 | {
"abstract": "Spider silks have been a focus of research for almost two decades due to their outstanding mechanical and biophysical properties. Recent advances in genetic engineering have led to the synthesis of recombinant spider silks, thus helping to unravel a fundamental understanding of structure-function-prope... | 168 |
33574397 | PMC7878756 | pmc | 42 | {
"abstract": "In this work, we proposed a facile approach to fabricate a superhydrophobic surface for anti-icing performance in terms of adhesive strength and freezing time. A hierarchical structure was generated on as-received Al plates using a wet etching method and followed with a low energy chemical compound coa... | 4,075 |
38438350 | PMC10912231 | pmc | 43 | {
"abstract": "Artificial Intelligence (AI) is currently experiencing a bloom driven by deep learning (DL) techniques, which rely on networks of connected simple computing units operating in parallel. The low communication bandwidth between memory and processing units in conventional von Neumann machines does not sup... | 2,785 |
29727441 | PMC5935395 | pmc | 44 | {
"abstract": "Fish, birds, insects and robots frequently swim or fly in groups. During their three dimensional collective motion, these agents do not stop, they avoid collisions by strong short-range repulsion, and achieve group cohesion by weak long-range attraction. In a minimal model that is isotropic, and contin... | 1,708 |
35792877 | PMC9871526 | pmc | 45 | {
"abstract": "Abstract Microbial production of biopolymers derived from renewable substrates and waste streams reduces our heavy reliance on petrochemical plastics. One of the most important biodegradable polymers is the family of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs), naturally occurring intracellular polyoxoesters produced... | 2,168 |
30966026 | PMC6418807 | pmc | 46 | {
"abstract": "It is not unusual for humans to be inspired by natural phenomena to develop new advanced materials; such materials are called bio-inspired materials. Interest in bio-inspired polymeric superhydrophilic, superhydrophobic, and superoleophobic materials has substantially increased over the last few decade... | 2,168 |
34986278 | PMC9303884 | pmc | 47 | {
"abstract": "Abstract Biotechnological production is a powerful tool to design materials with customized properties. The aim of this work was to apply designed spider silk proteins to produce Janus fibers with two different functional sides. First, functionalization was established through a cysteine‐modified silk ... | 249 |
34389536 | PMC8363143 | pmc | 48 | {
"abstract": "Probiotics mitigate post-heat stress disorder, preventing coral mortality.",
"introduction": "INTRODUCTION Coral reefs have been undergoing unprecedented mass coral bleaching events in recent decades, fueled by ocean warming ( 1 ), heightening the need to devise effective countermeasures to mitigate ... | 4,349 |
36258070 | null | s2 | 49 | {
"abstract": "Pseudomonas aeruginosa, like many bacteria, uses chemical signals to communicate between cells in a process called quorum sensing (QS). QS allows groups of bacteria to sense population density and, in response to changing cell densities, to coordinate behaviors. The P. aeruginosa QS system consists of ... | 235 |
40234391 | PMC12000578 | pmc | 50 | {
"abstract": "Neuromorphic technologies adapt biological neural principles to synthesise high-efficiency computational devices, characterised by continuous real-time operation and sparse event-based communication. After several false starts, a confluence of advances now promises widespread commercial adoption. Gradi... | 1,969 |
35378031 | PMC9092336 | pmc | 51 | {
"abstract": "The tiny spider makes\ndragline silk fibers with unbeatable toughness,\nall under the most innocuous conditions. Scientists have persistently\ntried to emulate its natural silk spinning process using recombinant\nproteins with a view toward creating a new wave of smart materials,\nyet most efforts have... | 1,024 |
19686078 | null | s2 | 52 | {
"abstract": "Quorum sensing is a cell-cell communication process in which bacteria use the production and detection of extracellular chemicals called autoinducers to monitor cell population density. Quorum sensing allows bacteria to synchronize the gene expression of the group, and thus act in unison. Here, we revi... | 236 |
35694505 | PMC9178770 | pmc | 53 | {
"abstract": "Triboelectric nanogenerators\n(TENGs) have shown huge application\npotential in the fields of micro–nano energy harvesting and\nmultifunctional sensing. However, the damage of triboelectric material\nis one of the challenges for their practical applications. Herein,\nwe fabricated a flexible TENG emplo... | 5,361 |
29955057 | PMC6023896 | pmc | 54 | {
"abstract": "Neuromorphic computing has emerged as a promising avenue towards building the next generation of intelligent computing systems. It has been proposed that memristive devices, which exhibit history-dependent conductivity modulation, could efficiently represent the synaptic weights in artificial neural ne... | 3,836 |
39472959 | PMC11520598 | pmc | 55 | {
"abstract": "Background Extensive research on the diversity and functional roles of the microorganisms associated with reef-building corals has been promoted as a consequence of the rapid global decline of coral reefs attributed to climate change. Several studies have highlighted the importance of coral‐associated ... | 8,651 |
25354956 | PMC4265203 | pmc | 56 | {
"abstract": "Although rising ocean temperatures threaten scleractinian corals and the reefs they construct, certain reef corals can acclimate to elevated temperatures to which they are rarely exposed in situ . Specimens of the model Indo-Pacific reef coral Pocillopora damicornis collected from upwelling reefs of... | 4,220 |
31817956 | PMC6947318 | pmc | 57 | {
"abstract": "Memristor crossbar arrays without selector devices, such as complementary-metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) devices, are a potential for realizing neuromorphic computing systems. However, wire resistance of metal wires is one of the factors that degrade the performance of memristor crossbar circuits. In... | 2,068 |
26175666 | PMC4485154 | pmc | 58 | {
"abstract": "Memristive devices are popular among neuromorphic engineers for their ability to emulate forms of spike-driven synaptic plasticity by applying specific voltage and current waveforms at their two terminals. In this paper, we investigate spike-timing dependent plasticity (STDP) with a single pairing of o... | 2,860 |
39729346 | PMC11759055 | pmc | 59 | {
"abstract": "Conventional artificial intelligence (AI) systems are\nfacing bottlenecks\ndue to the fundamental mismatches between AI models, which rely on\nparallel, in-memory, and dynamic computation, and traditional transistors,\nwhich have been designed and optimized for sequential logic operations.\nThis calls ... | 1,515 |
28546553 | PMC5445074 | pmc | 60 | {
"abstract": "Coral reefs are threatened by climate change as coral-algal symbioses are currently living close to their upper thermal limits. The resilience of the algal partner plays a key role in determining the thermal tolerance of the coral holobiont and therefore, understanding the acclimatory limits of present... | 3,835 |
34576867 | PMC8468813 | pmc | 62 | {
"abstract": "As the problem of ocean warming worsens, the environmental adaptation potential of symbiotic Symbiodiniaceae and bacteria is directly related to the future and fate of corals. This study aimed to analyse the comprehensive community dynamics and physiology of these two groups of organisms in the coral ... | 5,169 |
35050140 | PMC8780272 | pmc | 63 | {
"abstract": "Global climate change has resulted in large-scale coral reef decline worldwide, for which the ocean warming has paid more attention. Coral is a typical mutually beneficial symbiotic organism with diverse symbiotic microorganisms, which maintain the stability of physiological functions. This study compa... | 3,463 |
40212700 | PMC11935265 | pmc | 66 | {
"abstract": "Separate memory and processing units are utilized in conventional von Neumann computational architectures. However, regarding the energy and the time, it is costly to shuffle data between the memory and the processing entity, and for data‐intensive applications associated with artificial intelligence, ... | 2,570 |
40103995 | PMC11915212 | pmc | 67 | {
"abstract": "Self-powered sensors are increasingly valued for their eco-friendly and energy-efficient design, making them ideal for sustainable applications. As global energy demand rises and carbon emissions increase, there is a shift toward renewable energy sources like solar and wind. Advanced sustainable energy... | 10,427 |
27066184 | PMC4802747 | pmc | 68 | {
"abstract": "ABSTRACT Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi form mutualistic interactions with the majority of land plants, including some of the most important crop species. The fungus takes up nutrients from the soil, and transfers these nutrients to the mycorrhizal interface in the root, where these nutrients are ex... | 556 |
31048787 | PMC6497639 | pmc | 69 | {
"abstract": "Perturbations in natural systems generally are the combination of multiple interactions among individual stressors. However, methods to interpret the effects of interacting stressors remain challenging and are biased to identifying synergies which are prioritized in conservation. Therefore we conducted... | 3,616 |
30899212 | PMC6416793 | pmc | 71 | {
"abstract": "Over the past few years, Spiking Neural Networks (SNNs) have become popular as a possible pathway to enable low-power event-driven neuromorphic hardware. However, their application in machine learning have largely been limited to very shallow neural network architectures for simple problems. In this pa... | 979 |
31652510 | PMC6829311 | pmc | 72 | {
"abstract": "Memristor devices are generally suitable for incorporation in neuromorphic systems as synapses because they can be integrated into crossbar array circuits with high area efficiency. In the case of a two-dimensional (2D) crossbar array, however, the size of the array is proportional to the neural networ... | 2,098 |
23145489 | PMC3740780 | pmc | 74 | {
"abstract": "Background The symbiosis between reef-building corals and photosynthetic dinoflagellates ( Symbiodinium ) is an integral part of the coral reef ecosystem, as corals are dependent on Symbiodinium for the majority of their energy needs. However, this partnership is increasingly at risk due to changing ... | 4,434 |
34832720 | PMC8623428 | pmc | 75 | {
"abstract": "With the rapid growth of numerous portable electronics, it is critical to develop high-performance, lightweight, and environmentally sustainable energy generation and power supply systems. The flexible nanogenerators, including piezoelectric nanogenerators (PENG) and triboelectric nanogenerators (TENG)... | 3,079 |
37801497 | PMC10558124 | pmc | 76 | {
"abstract": "Spiking neural networks (SNNs) aim to realize brain-inspired intelligence on neuromorphic chips with high energy efficiency by introducing neural dynamics and spike properties. As the emerging spiking deep learning paradigm attracts increasing interest, traditional programming frameworks cannot meet th... | 4,403 |
32620171 | PMC7334858 | pmc | 77 | {
"abstract": "Background Anaerobic digestion (AD) is a globally important technology for effective waste and wastewater management. In AD, microorganisms interact in a complex food web for the production of biogas. Here, acetoclastic methanogens and syntrophic acetate-oxidizing bacteria (SAOB) compete for acetate, a... | 8,288 |
38278811 | PMC10817900 | pmc | 79 | {
"abstract": "Superhydrophobic surfaces demonstrate excellent anti-icing performance under static conditions. However, they show a marked decrease in icing time under real flight conditions. Here we develop an anti-icing strategy using ubiquitous wind field to improve the anti-icing efficiency of superhydrophobic su... | 2,316 |
28775718 | PMC5517491 | pmc | 81 | {
"abstract": "Biofilms are dynamic habitats which constantly evolve in response to environmental fluctuations and thereby constitute remarkable survival strategies for microorganisms. The modulation of biofilm functional properties is largely governed by the active remodeling of their three-dimensional structure and... | 1,968 |
39813343 | PMC11734718 | pmc | 82 | {
"abstract": "Coral persistence in the Anthropocene depends on interactions among holobiont partners (coral animals and microbial symbionts) and their environment. Cryptic coral lineages—genetically distinct yet morphologically similar groups—are critically important as they often exhibit functional diversity releva... | 5,001 |
29238288 | null | s2 | 83 | {
"abstract": "Printable and flexible electronics attract sustained attention for their low cost, easy scale up, and potential application in wearable and implantable sensors. However, they are susceptible to scratching, rupture, or other damage from bending or stretching due to their \"soft\" nature compared to thei... | 180 |
39812995 | PMC11735819 | pmc | 84 | {
"abstract": "Background Large-scale coral bleaching events have become increasingly frequent in recent years. This process occurs when corals are exposed to high temperatures and intense light stress, leading to an overproduction of reactive oxygen species (ROS) by their endosymbiotic dinoflagellates. The ROS build... | 1,980 |
36338139 | PMC9626825 | pmc | 85 | {
"abstract": "The demand for non-petroleum-based, especially biodegradable plastics has been on the rise in the last decades. Medium-chain-length polyhydroxyalkanoate (mcl-PHA) is a biopolymer composed of 6–14 carbon atoms produced from renewable feedstocks and has become the focus of research. In recent years, rese... | 13,331 |
29666244 | PMC5939081 | pmc | 87 | {
"abstract": "Significance Quorum sensing is a communication system that allows bacteria to coordinate their activities, and these systems are critical for virulence in several bacteria, including Pseudomonas aeruginosa . There is a significant gap in knowledge about how quorum sensing proceeds during infection, pa... | 1,941 |
40109662 | PMC11920157 | pmc | 88 | {
"abstract": "In view of the growing volume of data, there is a notable research focus on hardware that offers high computational performance with low power consumption. Notably, neuromorphic computing, particularly when utilizing CMOS-based hardware, has demonstrated promising research outcomes. Furthermore, there ... | 13,326 |
28644896 | PMC5482491 | pmc | 89 | {
"abstract": "Bacteria in a biofilm colony have the capacity to monitor the size and growth conditions for the colony and modify their phenotypical behaviour to optimise attacks, defence, migration, etc. The quorum sensing systems controlling this involve production and sensing of diffusive signal molecules. Frequen... | 1,298 |
37287087 | PMC10246149 | pmc | 90 | {
"abstract": "Background Reef-building corals, the foundation of tropical coral reefs, are vulnerable to climate change e.g. ocean acidification and elevated seawater temperature. Coral microbiome plays a key role in host acclimatization and maintenance of the coral holobiont’s homeostasis under different environmen... | 4,293 |
39967391 | PMC11938035 | pmc | 91 | {
"abstract": "Abstract Inspired by nature's ability to master materials for performance and sustainability, biomimicry has enabled the creation of bioinspired materials for structural color, superadhesion, hydrophobicity and hydrophilicity, among many others. This review summarizes the emerging trends in novel susta... | 9,452 |
27093048 | PMC5113844 | pmc | 92 | {
"abstract": "Reef-building corals possess a range of acclimatisation and adaptation mechanisms to respond to seawater temperature increases. In some corals, thermal tolerance increases through community composition changes of their dinoflagellate endosymbionts ( Symbiodinium spp.), but this mechanism is believed t... | 3,745 |
21574576 | null | s2 | 93 | {
"abstract": "As a promising biomaterial with numerous potential applications, various types of synthetic spider silk fibers have been produced and studied in an effort to produce man-made fibers with mechanical and physical properties comparable to those of native spider silk. In this study, two recombinant protein... | 280 |
29379177 | PMC5864192 | pmc | 94 | {
"abstract": "Coastal oceans are increasingly eutrophic, warm and acidic through the addition of anthropogenic nitrogen and carbon, respectively. Among the most sensitive taxa to these changes are scleractinian corals, which engineer the most biodiverse ecosystems on Earth. Corals’ sensitivity is a consequence of th... | 5,370 |
22012252 | null | s2 | 95 | {
"abstract": "The two Flag/MaSp 2 silk proteins produced recombinantly were based on the basic consensus repeat of the dragline silk spidroin 2 protein (MaSp 2) from the Nephila clavipes orb weaving spider. However, the proline-containing pentapeptides juxtaposed to the polyalanine segments resembled those found in ... | 464 |
27064312 | null | s2 | 96 | {
"abstract": "Spider silks have unique mechanical properties but current efforts to duplicate those properties with recombinant proteins have been unsuccessful. This study was designed to develop a single process to spin fibers with excellent and consistent mechanical properties. As-spun fibers produced were brittle... | 217 |
33311595 | PMC7733507 | pmc | 97 | {
"abstract": "Reservoir computing (RC) is a machine learning algorithm that can learn complex time series from data very rapidly based on the use of high-dimensional dynamical systems, such as random networks of neurons, called “reservoirs.” To implement RC in edge computing, it is highly important to reduce the amo... | 2,499 |
28580425 | PMC5451198 | pmc | 98 | {
"abstract": "Stretchable, transparent nanogenerator enabled by ionic hydrogel converts motion energy into electricity and senses touch pressure.",
"introduction": "INTRODUCTION The past decade has witnessed the rapid growth of flexible/stretchable electronics, with the advent of various revolutionary multifunctio... | 1,993 |
36563153 | PMC9788778 | pmc | 99 | {
"abstract": "With increasing computing demands, serial processing in von Neumann architectures built with zeroth-order complexity digital circuits is saturating in computational capacity and power, entailing research into alternative paradigms. Brain-inspired systems built with memristors are attractive owing to th... | 4,630 |
39145295 | PMC11322636 | pmc | 100 | {
"abstract": "Spiking neural networks (SNNs) offer a promising energy-efficient alternative to artificial neural networks (ANNs), in virtue of their high biological plausibility, rich spatial-temporal dynamics, and event-driven computation. The direct training algorithms based on the surrogate gradient method provid... | 2,530 |
35541967 | PMC9082732 | pmc | 101 | {
"abstract": "In this paper, we demonstrate a newly designed hybridized triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) fabric incorporating multiple working modes, which can effectively harvest ambient mechanical energy for conversion into electric power by working in a hybridization of a contact–separation mode, a sliding mode... | 4,684 |
35479675 | PMC9032853 | pmc | 102 | {
"abstract": "The next-generation multifunctional soft electronic devices require the development of energy devices possessing comparable functions. In this work, an ultra-stretchable and healable hydrogel-based triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) is prepared for mechanical energy harvesting and self-powered sensing.... | 5,436 |
39431068 | PMC11483375 | pmc | 104 | {
"abstract": "Spiders can produce up to seven different types of silk,\neach with\nunique mechanical properties that stem from variations in the repetitive\nregions of spider silk proteins (spidroins). Artificial spider silk\ncan be made from mini-spidroins in an all-aqueous-based spinning process,\nbut the stronges... | 9,215 |
39868331 | PMC11760428 | pmc | 105 | {
"abstract": "Quorum sensing (QS) is a mechanism of intercellular communication that enables microbes to alter gene expression and adapt to the environment. This cell-cell signaling is necessary for intra- and interspecies behaviors such as virulence and biofilm formation. While QS has been extensively studied in ba... | 3,499 |
36903366 | PMC10003856 | pmc | 108 | {
"abstract": "Silk from silkworms and spiders is an exceptionally important natural material, inspiring a range of new products and applications due to its high strength, elasticity, and toughness at low density, as well as its unique conductive and optical properties. Transgenic and recombinant technologies offer g... | 2,037 |
31683537 | PMC6862673 | pmc | 111 | {
"abstract": "One of the main obstacles for memristors to become commonly used in electrical engineering and in the field of artificial intelligence is the unreliability of physical implementations. A non-uniform range of resistance, low mass-production yield and high fault probability during operation are disadvant... | 2,100 |
34469744 | null | s2 | 112 | {
"abstract": "Metabolic cross-feeding frequently underlies mutualistic relationships in natural microbial communities and is often exploited to assemble synthetic microbial consortia. We systematically identified all single-gene knockouts suitable for imposing cross-feeding in Escherichia coli and used this informat... | 291 |
37283898 | PMC10239617 | pmc | 113 | {
"abstract": "Ocean warming and marine heatwaves induced by climate change are impacting coral reefs globally, leading to coral bleaching and mortality. Yet, coral resistance and resilience to warming are not uniform across reef sites and corals can show inter- and intraspecific variability. To understand changes in... | 4,115 |
30240646 | PMC6123858 | pmc | 114 | {
"abstract": "The success of deep networks and recent industry involvement in brain-inspired computing is igniting a widespread interest in neuromorphic hardware that emulates the biological processes of the brain on an electronic substrate. This review explores interdisciplinary approaches anchored in machine learn... | 2,528 |
28406173 | PMC5390294 | pmc | 115 | {
"abstract": "Collective behavior emerging out of self-organization is one of the most striking properties of an animal group. Typically, it is hypothesized that each individual in an animal group tends to align its direction of motion with those of its neighbors. Most previous models for collective behavior assume ... | 1,834 |
25972778 | PMC4413675 | pmc | 116 | {
"abstract": "Implementing compact, low-power artificial neural processing systems with real-time on-line learning abilities is still an open challenge. In this paper we present a full-custom mixed-signal VLSI device with neuromorphic learning circuits that emulate the biophysics of real spiking neurons and dynamic ... | 3,343 |
37759917 | PMC10526461 | pmc | 117 | {
"abstract": "We examine the challenging “marriage” between computational efficiency and biological plausibility—A crucial node in the domain of spiking neural networks at the intersection of neuroscience, artificial intelligence, and robotics. Through a transdisciplinary review, we retrace the historical and most r... | 3,229 |
Subsets and Splits
No community queries yet
The top public SQL queries from the community will appear here once available.