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Venus flytrap snaps shut at synthetic neuron’s command

Organic material proves superior to silicon for carrying ‘nerve’ signals to the carnivorous plant’s maw.
Modulation of Venus flytrap using the artificial neuron, where the flytrap is open and attached to the wires providing current.

An electrical signal can prompt an artificial neuron to close a Venus flytrap. Credit: P. C. Harikesh et al./Nature Commun.

Carbon-based artificial nerve cells can trigger the chomp of a Venus flytrap and might improve intelligent soft robots1.

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Nature 603, 11 (2022)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-022-00491-y

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  1. Harikesh, P. C. et al. Nature Commun. 13, 901 (2022).

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