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Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Nanotechnology
  • Neuroscience

Background:

  • Active materials exhibit collective behaviors, observed in nature but underexplored in artificial systems interacting with biological entities.
  • Collective intelligence in natural systems facilitates communication and cooperation.
  • Artificial collective intelligence interacting with biological systems remains a largely unexplored frontier.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore collective intelligence in artificial systems interacting with biological entities.
  • To investigate the potential of nanorobots for contactless neuron communication.
  • To develop novel platforms for studying neural interactions.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized black (B)-TiO2@N/Au nanorobots for interactions.
  • Employed photocatalytic pure water splitting-induced electrophoresis for nanorobot interaction.
  • Applied programmed near-infrared light to induce periodic swarming oscillations.
  • Investigated in vitro neuron activation and population oscillation triggered by nanorobot swarms.

Main Results:

  • B-TiO2@N/Au nanorobots demonstrated periodic swarming oscillations under near-infrared light.
  • The oscillating nanorobot swarm generated a periodic chemical-electric field, activating neurons in vitro.
  • This field triggered resonance oscillation in neuron populations without synaptic contact, a novel form of neural communication.

Conclusions:

  • Oscillating nanorobot swarms can generate fields capable of contactless neuron communication.
  • This technology offers a new tool to explore neural interactions and communication pathways.
  • The study opens avenues for developing artificial collective intelligence systems that interface with biological neural networks.