#biocircuitry

Ethereal Sounds Are Emanating From the World’s First ‘Piano’ Made From Plants

The remarkable instrument uses flora as biological antennas, capable of perceiving changes in frequency when they are touched.

This change in frequency is translated into a voltage, which is conducted by the plants, as they are natural conductors of electricity.

The voltage is transformed into sound and activates the input of current from the electrical network into the circuit, giving rise to a magical show of light and music.

The installation was created by a biotech company named Bioo that makes electricity from nature.

“The response has been overwhelmingly positive,” said founder and CEO Pablo Vidarte.”Multiple studies show that engaging with plants has a positive impact on humans from an emotional and psychological perspective.

“We aim to create a global consciousness of nature that helps lead the way to a greener future. That’s why we’re so enthusiastic about leveraging our technology that allows us to transform plants into biological switches, to create an amazing experience.”

Bio-circuitry mimics synapses and neurons in a step toward sensory computing

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Researchers at ORNL’s Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences demonstrated the first example of capacitance in a lipid-based biomimetic membrane, opening nondigital routes to advanced, brain-like computation. Credit: Michelle Lehman/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy

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New series from Grist on the sustainable future; plenty of material in here for NaNoWriMo authors:

Thanks to recent advances in biotechnology, we can now engineer biological systems like machines. And thanks to advances in sensor technology, wireless networking, and materials engineering, we can build machines that act biological. Together, these trends could usher in a more sustainable future — one where our built world seamlessly integrates with the environment, rather than disrupts and destroys it.