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Ring attractors as the basis of a biomimetic navigation system (2023)
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Knowles, T., Summerton, A., Whiting, J., & Pearson, M. J. (2023). Ring attractors as the basis of a biomimetic navigation system. Biomimetics, 8(5), Article 399. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomimetics8050399

The ability to navigate effectively in a rich and complex world is crucial for the survival of all animals. Specialist neural structures have evolved that are implicated in facilitating this ability, one such structure being the ring attractor networ... Read More about Ring attractors as the basis of a biomimetic navigation system.

Neuromorphic liquid marbles with aqueous carbon nanotube cores (2019)
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Mayne, R., Draper, T. C., Phillips, N., Whiting, J. G. H., Weerasekera, R., Fullarton, C., …Adamatzky, A. (2019). Neuromorphic liquid marbles with aqueous carbon nanotube cores. Langmuir, 35, 13182-13188. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b02552

Neuromorphic computing devices attempt to emulate features of biological nervous systems through mimicking the properties of synapses, towards implementing the emergent properties of their counterparts, such as learning. Inspired by recent advances i... Read More about Neuromorphic liquid marbles with aqueous carbon nanotube cores.

A Cilia-inspired Closed-loop Sensor-actuator Array (2018)
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Whiting, J., Mayne, R., Melhuish, C., & Adamatzky, A. (2018). A Cilia-inspired Closed-loop Sensor-actuator Array. Journal of Bionic Engineering, 15(3), 526-532. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42235-018-0043-7

© 2018, Jilin University. Cilia are finger-like cell-surface organelles that are used by certain varieties of aquatic unicellular organisms for motility, sensing and object manipulation. Initiated by internal generators and external mechanical and ch... Read More about A Cilia-inspired Closed-loop Sensor-actuator Array.

A parallel modular biomimetic cilia sorting platform (2018)
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Whiting, J. G., Mayne, R., & Adamatzky, A. (2018). A parallel modular biomimetic cilia sorting platform. Biomimetics, 3(2), 5. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomimetics3020005

The aquatic unicellular organism Paramecium caudatum uses cilia to swim around its environment and to graze on food particles and bacteria. Paramecia use waves of ciliary beating for locomotion, intake of food particles and sensing. There is some evi... Read More about A parallel modular biomimetic cilia sorting platform.

Toxicity and Applications of Internalised Magnetite Nanoparticles Within Live Paramecium caudatum Cells (2018)
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Mayne, R., Whiting, J., & Adamatzky, A. (2018). Toxicity and Applications of Internalised Magnetite Nanoparticles Within Live Paramecium caudatum Cells. BioNanoScience, 8(1), 90-94. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12668-017-0425-z

© 2017, The Author(s). The nanotechnology revolution has allowed us to speculate on the possibility of hybridising nanoscale materials with live substrates, yet significant doubt still remains pertaining to the effects of nanomaterials on biological... Read More about Toxicity and Applications of Internalised Magnetite Nanoparticles Within Live Paramecium caudatum Cells.

Practical circuits with Physarum Wires (2016)
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Whiting, J. G. H., Mayne, R., Moody, N., de Lacy Costello, B., & Adamatzky, A. (2016). Practical circuits with Physarum Wires. Biomedical Engineering Letters, 6(2), 57-65. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13534-016-0212-8

© 2016, Korean Society of Medical and Biological Engineering and Springer. Purpose: Protoplasmic tubes of Physarum polycephalum, also know as Physarum Wires (PW), have been previously suggested as novel bio-electronic components. Until recently, prac... Read More about Practical circuits with Physarum Wires.

Towards a Physarum learning chip (2016)
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Whiting, J. G. H., Jones, J., Bull, L., Levin, M., & Adamatzky, A. (2016). Towards a Physarum learning chip. Scientific Reports, 6, Article 19948. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep19948

Networks of protoplasmic tubes of organism Physarum polycehpalum are macro-scale structures which optimally span multiple food sources to avoid repellents yet maximize coverage of attractants. When data are presented by configurations of attractants... Read More about Towards a Physarum learning chip.

Quantitative transformation for implementation of adder circuits in physical systems (2015)
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Jones, J., Whiting, J. G. H., & Adamatzky, A. (2015). Quantitative transformation for implementation of adder circuits in physical systems. BioSystems, 134, 16-23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biosystems.2015.05.005

© 2015 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. Computing devices are composed of spatial arrangements of simple fundamental logic gates. These gates may be combined to form more complex adding circuits and, ultimately, complete computer systems. Implementing classical... Read More about Quantitative transformation for implementation of adder circuits in physical systems.

Transfer function of protoplasmic tubes of Physarum polycephalum (2015)
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de Lacy Costello, B. P., Whiting, J. G. H., de Lacy Costello, B., & Adamatzky, A. (2015). Transfer function of protoplasmic tubes of Physarum polycephalum. BioSystems, 128, 48-51. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biosystems.2015.01.009

© 2015. The slime mould Physarum polycephalum is a large single celled myxomycete; its plasmodium consists of tubes which extend to find sources of food. It has been previously shown that the tubes are conductive with a resistance of approximately 3.... Read More about Transfer function of protoplasmic tubes of Physarum polycephalum.

Slime mould logic gates based on frequency changes of electrical potential oscillation (2014)
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Whiting, J. G. H., de Lacy Costello, B. P. J., & Adamatzky, A. (2014). Slime mould logic gates based on frequency changes of electrical potential oscillation. BioSystems, 124, 21-25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biosystems.2014.08.001

Physarum polycephalum is a large single amoeba cell, which in its plasmodial phase, forages and connects nearby food sources with protoplasmic tubes. The organism forages for food by growing these tubes towards detected foodstuff, this foraging behav... Read More about Slime mould logic gates based on frequency changes of electrical potential oscillation.

Sensory fusion in Physarum polycephalum and implementing multi-sensory functional computation (2014)
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Whiting, J., de Lacy Costello, B., & Adamatzky, A. (2014). Sensory fusion in Physarum polycephalum and implementing multi-sensory functional computation. BioSystems, 119(1), 45-52. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biosystems.2014.03.003

Surface electrical potential and observational growth recordings were made of a protoplasmic tube of the slime mould Physarum polycephalum in response to a multitude of stimuli with regards to sensory fusion or multisensory integration. Each stimulus... Read More about Sensory fusion in Physarum polycephalum and implementing multi-sensory functional computation.

Towards slime mould chemical sensor: Mapping chemical inputs onto electrical potential dynamics of Physarum Polycephalum (2013)
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Whiting, J. G. H., de Lacy Costello, B. P. J., & Adamatzky, A. (2014). Towards slime mould chemical sensor: Mapping chemical inputs onto electrical potential dynamics of Physarum Polycephalum. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 191, 844-853. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2013.10.064

Plasmodium of slime mould Physarum polycephalum is a large single celled organism visible unaided by the eye. This slime mould is capable of optimising the shape of its protoplasmic networks in spatial configurations of attractants and repellents. Su... Read More about Towards slime mould chemical sensor: Mapping chemical inputs onto electrical potential dynamics of Physarum Polycephalum.