In motor neuron diseases of the nervous system, such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), commands can no longer be sent to the muscles. This gradually leads to paralysis. Physicist Dr. Thomas ...

LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, March 22, 2012 -- Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory's biggest magnet facility today met the grand challenge of producing magnetic fields in excess of 100 tesla ...

Neuroscientists have developed a method to measure brain activity during transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). TMS has been under investigation for 30 years, yet we still know very little about its ...

Electrical and computer engineering researchers have created a magnetic tunnel junction that can be switched by a pulse of light lasting one trillionth of a second—a new record. This advancement holds ...

We see our share of pitches for perpetual motion machines in the Hackaday tips line, and we generally ignore them and move along. And while this magnetic levitation motor does not break the laws of ...

Scientists at Northwestern University in the US, found that stimulating parts of the brain with magnetic pulses to stimulate neurons improved memory by more than 20 per cent Researchers used a ...

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. -- A team at the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Center, Aviation and Missile, has recently worked to develop a new dual pulse rocket motor. The Weapons ...