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Towards physarum engines (2012)
Journal Article
Tsuda, S., Jones, J., & Adamatzky, A. (2012). Towards physarum engines. Applied Bionics and Biomechanics, 9(3), 221-240. https://doi.org/10.3233/ABB-2012-0059

The slime mould Physarum polycephalum is a suitable candidate organism for soft-matter robotics because it exhibits controllable transport, movement and guidance behaviour. Physarum may be considered as a smart computing and actuating material since... Read More about Towards physarum engines.

Influences on the formation and evolution of Physarum polycephalum inspired emergent transport networks (2011)
Journal Article
Jones, J. (2011). Influences on the formation and evolution of Physarum polycephalum inspired emergent transport networks. Natural Computing, 10(4), 1345-1369. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11047-010-9223-z

The single-celled organism Physarum polycephalum efficiently constructs and minimises dynamical nutrient transport networks resembling proximity graphs in the Toussaint hierarchy. We present a particle model which collectively approximates the behavi... Read More about Influences on the formation and evolution of Physarum polycephalum inspired emergent transport networks.

Sounds synthesis with slime mould of Physarum Polycephalum (2011)
Journal Article
Miranda, E. R., Adamatzky, A., & Jones, J. (2011). Sounds synthesis with slime mould of Physarum Polycephalum. Journal of Bionic Engineering, 8(2), 107-113. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1672-6529%2811%2960016-4

This paper introduces a novel application of bionic engineering: a bionic musical instrument using Physarum polycephalum. Physarum polycephalum is a huge single cell with thousands of nuclei, which behaves like a giant amoeba. During its foraging beh... Read More about Sounds synthesis with slime mould of Physarum Polycephalum.

On electrical correlates of physarum polycephalum spatial activity: Can we see physarum machine in the dark? (2011)
Journal Article
Adamatzky, A., & Jones, J. (2011). On electrical correlates of physarum polycephalum spatial activity: Can we see physarum machine in the dark?. Biophysical Reviews and Letters, 6(1-2), 29-57. https://doi.org/10.1142/S1793048011001257

Plasmodium of Physarum polycephalum is a single cell visible by unaided eye, which spans sources of nutrients with its protoplasmic network. In a very simple experimental setup we recorded electric potential of the propagating plasmodium. We discover... Read More about On electrical correlates of physarum polycephalum spatial activity: Can we see physarum machine in the dark?.

Towards physarum robots (2011)
Book Chapter
Jones, J., Tsuda, S., & Adamatzky, A. (2011). Towards physarum robots. In Y. Meng, & Y. Jin (Eds.), Bio-Inspired Self-Organizing Robotic Systems (215-251). Springer-Verlag

Routing physarum with electrical flow/current (2011)
Journal Article
Tsuda, S., Jones, J., Adamatzky, A., & Mills, J. (2011). Routing physarum with electrical flow/current. International Journal of Nanotechnology and Molecular Computation, 3(2), 56-70. https://doi.org/10.4018/jnmc.2011040104

Plasmodium stage of Physarum polycephalum behaves as a distributed dynamical pattern formation mechanism, where foraging and migration is influenced by local stimuli from a range of attractants and repellents. Complex protoplasmic tube network struct... Read More about Routing physarum with electrical flow/current.

Characteristics of pattern formation and evolution in approximations of physarum transport networks (2010)
Journal Article
Jones, J. (2010). Characteristics of pattern formation and evolution in approximations of physarum transport networks. Artificial Life, 16(2), 127-153. https://doi.org/10.1162/artl.2010.16.2.16202

Most studies of pattern formation place particular emphasis on its role in the development of complex multicellular body plans. In simpler organisms, however, pattern formation is intrinsic to growth and behavior. Inspired by one such organism, the t... Read More about Characteristics of pattern formation and evolution in approximations of physarum transport networks.

Road planning with slime mould: If Physarum built motorways it would route M6/M74 through Newcastle (2010)
Journal Article
Adamatzky, A., & Jones, J. (2010). Road planning with slime mould: If Physarum built motorways it would route M6/M74 through Newcastle. International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos, 20(10), 3065-3084. https://doi.org/10.1142/S0218127410027568

Plasmodium of Physarum polycephalum is a single cell visible by unaided eye. During its foraging behavior the cell spans spatially distributed sources of nutrients with a protoplasmic network. Geometrical structure of the protoplasmic networks allows... Read More about Road planning with slime mould: If Physarum built motorways it would route M6/M74 through Newcastle.