New brain model suggests how regional chemistry shapes large-scale neural activity

Researchers have developed a computer model of the human cortex that links its microscopic chemistry to its brain-wide ...
New Scientist

Fractal pattern identified at molecular scale in nature for first time

A bacterium has evolved an enzyme that assembles in a fractal structure, a mathematical pattern that repeats itself at smaller scales. Fractal patterns are found throughout nature on large, ...
Medical Xpress

Activity of large-scale cortical networks follows cyclical pattern, study finds

The human brain can concurrently support a wide range of advanced mental functions, including attention, memory and the processing of sensory stimuli. While past neuroscience studies have gathered ...
Phys.org

Atom-scale stencil patterns help nanoparticles take new shapes and learn new tricks

Inspired by an artist's stencils, researchers have developed atomic-level precision patterning on nanoparticle surfaces, allowing them to "paint" gold nanoparticles with polymers to give them an array ...
NPR

How crocodiles get their scale patterns (Hint: It's unlike other animals)

Many animals get their external marking — such as, feathers, hair or scales-from genetics. But it turns out, the crocodile gets its head patterns differently. (Story aired on ATC on Dec. 11, 202.) We ...
The Scientist

Mechanics, Not Genetics, Determine Crocodile Head Scale Patterns

Now, in a new study, Milinkovitch and his team reported that the polygonal head scales form due to the growth and compression of skin, which creates a self-organizing pattern of folds. 2 These ...
Nanowerk

Atom-scale stencil patterns help nanoparticles take new shapes and learn new tricks (w/video)

Researchers developed a method to pattern gold nanoparticles with atomic precision, creating patchy particles with new shapes and functions for advanced technologies. (Nanowerk News) Inspired by an ...