All articles tagged with #membranes
Researchers propose a testable idea that human brain activity may respond to faint planet-wide electromagnetic rhythms—Schumann resonances around 7.83 Hz—via membranes, vicinal water, and cerebrospinal fluid. While not proven, the framework links energy, matter, and information to stability of neural activity and outlines concrete experiments to detect coupling, with potential medical implications if supported.
Chemists are developing experimental antiviral drugs that target the fatty membranes protecting viruses, including those causing COVID-19 and the flu. By destroying these membranes, the drugs render the viruses vulnerable and unable to enter cells. This new strategy offers hope for a wide range of pathogens, as the membranes are less likely to develop resistance compared to viral proteins, which are the usual targets of antiviral drugs.
Researchers have developed a mechanistic formulation for inorganic membranes at the air-liquid interface, which could lead to the creation of new types of membranes for applications such as water purification and gas separation. The study focused on the interfacial tension between the membrane and the liquid, as well as the elasticity of the membrane. The researchers used a combination of theoretical modeling and experimental techniques to develop their formulation, which could be further refined using cellular automata simulations.