MIT invents wireless, light-sensitive antennas to monitor cell electrical signals, aiding disease research.

Researchers at MIT have invented a biosensing technique using wireless, light-sensitive antennas, called OCEANs, to monitor electrical signals in cell cultures without wires. These antennas, one-hundredth the width of a human hair, detect changes in electrical activity by altering how they scatter light. This method allows high-resolution monitoring of cell communication, which could advance the diagnosis and treatment of conditions like arrhythmia and Alzheimer's.

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