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Music-making and the flow of aerosols

Posted: 14 Jul 2022 01:58 PM PDT

If simply breathing can spread the SARS-CoV-2 virus to others nearby, what about blowing into a tuba? Researchers used fluid mechanics to study the movement of aerosols generated by professional musicians.

Wireless activation of targeted brain circuits in less than one second

Posted: 14 Jul 2022 01:58 PM PDT

Neuroengineers have created wireless technology to remotely activate brain circuits. Researchers showed they could control the behavior of freely moving fruit flies using magnetic signals that activated genetically engineered neurons causing the flies to perform specific behaviors.