由真菌传播电信号的传播
Richard Mayne1, Nic Roberts2, Neil Phillips3
1Unconventional Computing Laboratory, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK; Mayne Bio Analytics Ltd., Cinderford, UK.
Bio Systems
|May 31, 2023
概括
活着的真菌菌体网络可以传输电信号,从而实现频率调节的信息传输. 这项研究推动了复合材料在模拟电子和非传统计算中的使用.
科学领域:
- 菌类学 菌类学是指菌类学.
- 材料科学 材料科学 材料科学
- 电气工程 电气工程
背景情况:
- 活着的真菌菌体网络表现出电子特性,作为记忆器,电容器和传感器起作用.
- 需要进一步的研究,以了解先进的真菌电子设计的细胞中的电信号传播.
研究的目的:
- 为了评估结合菌根的复合材料传播电信号的能力.
- 为了确定通过菌株网络传输频率调制信息的可行性.
主要方法:
- 研究了通过体结合复合材料的信号传播.
- 在100Hz至10,000Hz频率范围内测试信号传输.
- 利用NARX (非线性自回归与外源输入) 建模来导出一个近似的转移函数.
主要成果:
- 菌体网络可靠地传输信号,其可恢复的频率与输入频率相当.
- 信号振幅可重现性在实验中各不相同,但差异是一致的.
- 纳克斯 (NARX) 建模提供了关于菌体网络转移功能的见解.
结论:
- 结合体的复合材料可以有效地传输频率调制的电信号.
- 这些发现支持细胞在模拟电子和非传统计算中的进步.
- 菌体的适应性反应可能会影响信号传输的可靠性.
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