Neurons may get all the glory, but they would be nothing without glial cells. While brain cells do the heavy lifting in the nervous system, it's the glia that provide nutrients, clean up waste, and ...

If you've ever noticed how memories from the same day seem connected while events from weeks apart feel separate, a new study reveals the reason: Our brains physically link memories that occur close ...

Neurons in the brain communicate with each other through synapses—connection points that allow the passage of electrical and chemical signals. In non-neuronal cells, direct cell-to-cell connections ...

While lithium-ion batteries have become a global standard, the need for batteries with a higher energy densities is prompting more research into other promising battery architectures―one of which is ...

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Three zwitterions with identical quaternary ammonium cations but distinct anionic groups, i.e. carboxylate, sulfonate and phosphate, show distinct impact in aqueous zinc ion batteries. The zwitterion ...