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Light-induced spiking in proteinoids yields Boolean gates (2023)
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Mougkogiannis, P., & Adamatzky, A. (2023). Light-induced spiking in proteinoids yields Boolean gates. Materials and Design, 236, Article 112460. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2023.112460

This study analyzes light modulation of spiking in proteinoids, thermally condensed proteins exhibiting spike dynamics. We elucidate how light induces changes in proteinoids, modulating spike frequency. Results show proteinoids' spiking can be adjust... Read More about Light-induced spiking in proteinoids yields Boolean gates.

Learning in ensembles of proteinoid microspheres (2023)
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Mougkogiannis, P., & Adamatzky, A. (2023). Learning in ensembles of proteinoid microspheres. Royal Society Open Science, 10(10), Article 230936. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.230936

Proteinoids are thermal proteins which form microspheres in water in the presence of salt. Ensembles of proteinoid microspheres exhibit passive nonlinear electrical properties and active neuron-like spiking of electrical potential. We propose that va... Read More about Learning in ensembles of proteinoid microspheres.

Logical gates in ensembles of proteinoid microspheres (2023)
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Mougkogiannis, P., & Adamatzky, A. (2023). Logical gates in ensembles of proteinoid microspheres. PLoS ONE, 18(9), Article e0289433. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0289433

Proteinoids are thermal proteins which swell into microspheres in aqueous solution. Ensembles of proteinoids produce electrical spiking activity similar to that of neurons. We introduce a novel method for implementing logical gates in the ensembles o... Read More about Logical gates in ensembles of proteinoid microspheres.

Proteinoid microspheres as protoneural networks (2023)
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Mougkogiannis, P., & Adamatzky, A. (2023). Proteinoid microspheres as protoneural networks. ACS Omega, 8(38), 35417–35426. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.3c05670

Proteinoids, also known as thermal proteins, possess a fascinating ability to generate microspheres that exhibit electrical spikes resembling the action potentials of neurons. These spiking microspheres, referred to as protoneurons, hold the potentia... Read More about Proteinoid microspheres as protoneural networks.

Light induced spiking of proteinoids (2023)
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Mougkogiannis, P., & Adamatzky, A. (2023). Light induced spiking of proteinoids. BioSystems, 232, Article 105015. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biosystems.2023.105015

Proteinoids, or thermal proteins, are produced by heating amino acids to their melting point and initiating polymerisation to produce polymeric chains. In aqueous solutions proteinoids swell into hollow microspheres. These microspheres produce endoge... Read More about Light induced spiking of proteinoids.

Learning in colloids: Synapse-like ZnO + DMSO colloid (2023)
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Kheirabadi, N. R., Chiolerio, A., Phillips, N., & Adamatzky, A. (2023). Learning in colloids: Synapse-like ZnO + DMSO colloid. Neurocomputing, 557, Article 126710. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neucom.2023.126710

Colloids subjected to electrical stimuli exhibit a reconfiguration that might be used to store information and potentially compute. In a colloidal suspension of ZnO nanoparticles in DMSO, we investigated the learning, memorization, time and stimulati... Read More about Learning in colloids: Synapse-like ZnO + DMSO colloid.

Multiscalar electrical spiking in Schizophyllum commune (2023)
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Adamatzky, A., Schunselaar, E., Wösten, H. A. B., & Ayres, P. (2023). Multiscalar electrical spiking in Schizophyllum commune. Scientific Reports, 13(1), Article 12808. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-40163-z

Growing colonies of the split-gill fungus Schizophyllum commune show action potential-like spikes of extracellular electrical potential. We analysed several days of electrical activity recording of the fungus and discovered three families of oscillat... Read More about Multiscalar electrical spiking in Schizophyllum commune.

No ultrasounds detected from fungi when dehydrated (2023)
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Phillips, N., Remedios, S. W., Nikolaidou, A., Baracskai, Z., & Adamatzky, A. (2023). No ultrasounds detected from fungi when dehydrated. Ultrasonics, 135, Article 107111. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultras.2023.107111

Many organisms (including certain plant species) can be observed to emit sounds, potentially signifying threat alerts. Sensitivity to such sounds and vibrations may also play an important role in the lives of fungi. In this work, we explore the poten... Read More about No ultrasounds detected from fungi when dehydrated.

Kombucha electronics: Electronic circuits on kombucha mats (2023)
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Adamatzky, A., Tarabella, G., Phillips, N., Chiolerio, A., D’Angelo, P., Nikolaidou, A., & Sirakoulis, G. C. (2023). Kombucha electronics: Electronic circuits on kombucha mats. Scientific Reports, 13(1), 9367. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-36244-8

A kombucha is a tea and sugar fermented by over sixty kinds of yeasts and bacteria. This symbiotic community produces kombucha mats, which are cellulose-based hydrogels. The kombucha mats can be used as an alternative to animal leather in industry an... Read More about Kombucha electronics: Electronic circuits on kombucha mats.

Propagation of electrical signals by fungi (2023)
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Mayne, R., Roberts, N., Phillips, N., Weerasekera, R., & Adamatzky, A. (2023). Propagation of electrical signals by fungi. BioSystems, 229, Article 104933. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biosystems.2023.104933

Living fungal mycelium networks are proven to have properties of memristors, capacitors and various sensors. To further progress our designs in fungal electronics we need to evaluate how electrical signals can be propagated through mycelium networks.... Read More about Propagation of electrical signals by fungi.

Proposing magnetoimpedance effect for neuromorphic computing (2023)
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Jamilpanah, L., Chiolerio, A., Crepaldi, M., Adamatzky, A., & Mohseni, M. (2023). Proposing magnetoimpedance effect for neuromorphic computing. Scientific Reports, 13(1), Article 8635. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-35876-0

Oscillation of physical parameters in materials can result in a peak signal in the frequency spectrum of the voltage measured from the materials. This spectrum and its amplitude/frequency tunability, through the application of bias voltage or current... Read More about Proposing magnetoimpedance effect for neuromorphic computing.

Transfer functions of proteinoid microspheres (2023)
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Mougkogiannis, P., Phillips, N., & Adamatzky, A. (2023). Transfer functions of proteinoid microspheres. BioSystems, 227-228, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biosystems.2023.104892

Proteinoids, or thermal proteins, are inorganic entities formed by heating amino acids to their melting point and commencing polymerisation to form polymeric chains. Typically, their diameters range from 1 μm to 10 μm. Some amino acids incorporated i... Read More about Transfer functions of proteinoid microspheres.

Electrical response of fungi to changing moisture content (2023)
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Phillips, N., Gandia, A., & Adamatzky, A. (2023). Electrical response of fungi to changing moisture content. Fungal Biology and Biotechnology, 10(1), Article 8. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40694-023-00155-0

Mycelium-bound composites are potential alternatives to conventional materials for a variety of applications, including thermal and acoustic building panels and product packaging. If the reactions of live mycelium to environmental conditions and stim... Read More about Electrical response of fungi to changing moisture content.

Responsive fungal insoles for pressure detection (2023)
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Nikolaidou, A., Phillips, N., Tsompanas, M. A., & Adamatzky, A. (2023). Responsive fungal insoles for pressure detection. Scientific Reports, 13(1), 4595. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-31594-9

Mycelium bound composites are promising materials for a diverse range of applications including wearables and building elements. Their functionality surpasses some of the capabilities of traditionally passive materials, such as synthetic fibres, reco... Read More about Responsive fungal insoles for pressure detection.

Experimental demonstration of in-memory computing in a ferrofluid system (2023)
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Crepaldi, M., Mohan, C., Garofalo, E., Adamatzky, A., Szaciłowski, K., & Chiolerio, A. (2023). Experimental demonstration of in-memory computing in a ferrofluid system. Advanced Materials, 35(23), Article 2211406. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202211406

Magnetic fluids are excellent candidates for several important research fields including energy harvesting, biomedical applications, soft robotics, and exploration. However, notwithstanding relevant advancements such as shape reconfigurability, that... Read More about Experimental demonstration of in-memory computing in a ferrofluid system.

Living plants ecosystem sensing: A quantum bridge between thermodynamics and bioelectricity (2023)
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Chiolerio, A., Vitiello, G., Dehshibi, M. M., & Adamatzky, A. (2023). Living plants ecosystem sensing: A quantum bridge between thermodynamics and bioelectricity. Biomimetics, 8(1), 122. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomimetics8010122

The in situ measurement of the bioelectric potential in xilematic and floematic superior plants reveals valuable insights into the biological activity of these organisms, including their responses to lunar and solar cycles and collective behaviour. T... Read More about Living plants ecosystem sensing: A quantum bridge between thermodynamics and bioelectricity.

Low frequency electrical waves in ensembles of proteinoid microspheres (2023)
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Mougkogiannis, P., & Adamatzky, A. (2023). Low frequency electrical waves in ensembles of proteinoid microspheres. Scientific Reports, 13(1), 1992. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-29067-0

Proteinoids (thermal proteins) are produced by heating amino acids to their melting point and initiation of polymerisation to produce polymeric chains. Amino acid-like molecules, or proteinoids, can condense at high temperatures to create aggregation... Read More about Low frequency electrical waves in ensembles of proteinoid microspheres.

Dynamics of electrical resistance of kombucha zoogleal mats (2023)
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Adamatzky, A. (in press). Dynamics of electrical resistance of kombucha zoogleal mats. Biophysical Reviews and Letters, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1142/s1793048022500084

We demonstrate that zoogleal mats of kombucha exhibit spikes of electrical resistance. A kombucha is a sugared tea fermented by a symbiotic community of over 20 species of bacteria and yeasts which produce cellulosic gelatinous zoogleal mats. We reco... Read More about Dynamics of electrical resistance of kombucha zoogleal mats.