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Cornell University
Kāngnàiěr Dàxué
康奈尔大学
to research and develop
yánfā
研发
resultative particle
chū
compared to
grain of salt
yán lì
盐粒
even smaller
gèng xiǎo
更小
structural particle
de
wireless
wúxiàn
无线
neural / nerve
shénjīng
神经
implant
zhírù
植入
device / apparatus
zhuāngzhì
装置

United States
Měiguó
美国
Cornell University
Kāngnàiěr Dàxué
康奈尔大学
research
yánjiū
研究
team
tuánduì
团队
to develop / to engineer
yánzhì
研制
resultative particle
chū
a type of / one model of
yī kuǎn
一款
compared to
grain of salt
yán lì
盐粒
even smaller
hái xiǎo
还小
structural particle
de
wireless
wúxiàn
无线
neural / nerve
shénjīng
神经
implant
zhírù
植入
device / apparatus
zhuāngzhì
装置
can / able to
continuously / for a sustained period
chíxù
持续
to record
jìlù
记录
and / also
bìng
to transmit / to send
chuánshū
传输
brain
dànǎo
大脑
activity
huódòng
活动
signal
xìnhào
信号
more than / exceeding
chāoguò
超过
one year
yī nián
一年

March 24, 2026 at 12:00 PM

United States
Měiguó
美国
Cornell University
Kāngnàiěr Dàxué
康奈尔大学
structural particle
de
researchers
yánjiū rényuán
研究人员
to research and develop
yánfā
研发
resultative particle
chū
a type of / one model of
yī kuǎn
一款
miniature / micro-scale
wēixíng
微型
wireless
wúxiàn
无线
neural / nerve
shénjīng
神经
implant
zhírù
植入
device / apparatus
zhuāngzhì
装置
volume / size
tǐjī
体积
compared to
a grain of salt
yī lì yán
一粒盐
even smaller
gèng xiǎo
更小
this type of / this model
zhè kuǎn
这款
device / apparatus
zhuāngzhì
装置
passive marker
bèi
to name / to designate
mìngmíng
命名
as
wéi
MOTE (microscale optoelectronic tetherless electrode)
MOTE
MOTE
full name / full title
quánchēng
全称
is
shì
miniature / micro-scale
wēixíng
微型
optoelectronic / photoelectric
guāngdiàn
光电
wireless
wúxiàn
无线
electrode
diànjí
电极
it
length
cháng
approximately
yuē
300 micrometers
sān bǎi wēimǐ
300微米
width
kuān
approximately
yuē
70 micrometers
qīshí wēimǐ
70微米
is
shì
currently / at present
mùqián
目前
global / worldwide
quánqiú
全球
size / volume
tǐjī
体积
smallest
zuì xiǎo
最小
and / also
qiě
can / able to
wireless
wúxiàn
无线
to transmit / to send
chuánshū
传输
brain electrical activity / neural signal
nǎodiàn
脑电
signal
xìnhào
信号
structural particle
de
neural
shénjīng
神经
implant
zhírù
植入
device / equipment
shèbèi
设备
MOTE (the device)
MOTE
MOTE
by / from
yóu
infrared
hóngwài
红外
laser beam
jīguāng shù
激光束
to provide / to supply
tígōng
提供
energy / power
néngliàng
能量
laser
jīguāng
激光
can / able to
safely
ānquán
安全
to penetrate / to pass through
chuāntòu
穿透
brain
nǎo
tissue
zǔzhī
组织
no need for / without requiring
wúxū
无需
external
wàibù
外部
battery
diànchí
电池
or
huò
wired
yǒuxiàn
有线
connection
liánjie
连接
in / during
zài
mice
xiǎoshǔ
小鼠
experiment
shíyàn
实验
in the course of / during
zhōng
researchers
yánjiū rényuán
研究人员
disposal marker
jiāng
MOTE (the device)
MOTE
MOTE
to implant into
zhírù
植入
brain
dànǎo
大脑
after / following
hòu
device / apparatus
zhuāngzhì
装置
successfully
chénggōng
成功
to record
jìlù
记录
and / also
bìng
to transmit / to send
chuánshū
传输
completion marker
le
neuron
shénjīngyuán
神经元
structural particle
de
electrical activity
diàn huódòng
电活动
signal
xìnhào
信号
continuously / for a sustained period
chíxù
持续
more than / exceeding
chāoguò
超过
one year
yī nián
一年
research
yánjiū
研究
team
tuánduì
团队
to state / to indicate
biǎoshì
表示
this / the aforementioned
gāi
device / apparatus
zhuāngzhì
装置
in the future
wèilái
未来
to show promise / expected to
yǒuwàng
有望
during / in
zài
MRI scanning
hécí gòngzhèn
核磁共振
scan / scanning
sǎomiáo
扫描
during the period of
qījiān
期间
to collect / to gather
cǎijí
采集
brain
dànǎo
大脑
data
shùjù
数据
whereas / while
ér
this
zhè
is
shì
existing / current
xiànyǒu
现有
implant
zhírù
植入
device / equipment
shèbèi
设备
difficult to / hard to
nányǐ
难以
to achieve / to accomplish
shíxiàn
实现
structural particle
de
related / relevant
xiāngguān
相关
research findings / achievement
chéngguǒ
成果
in / on (formal)
November 2025
èr líng èr wǔ nián shíyī yuè
2025年11月
to publish / to release
fābiǎo
发表
in
zài
academic
xuéshù
学术
journal / periodical
qīkān
期刊
Nature Electronics (academic journal)
Zìrán Diànzǐxué
自然·电子学
in / on
shàng
passive marker
bèi
to be regarded as / to be seen as
shìwéi
视为
brain-computer interface
nǎo jī jiēkǒu
脑机接口
field / domain
lǐngyù
领域
structural particle
de
important / significant
zhòngyào
重要
progress / advancement
jìnzhǎn
进展

New Words

Kāngnàiěr Dàxué
康奈尔大学
Cornell University
wēixíng
微型
miniature/micro-scale
wúxiàn
无线
wireless
shénjīng zhírù
神经植入
neural implant
zhuāngzhì
装置
device/apparatus
wēimǐ
微米
micrometer
hóngwài jīguāng
红外激光
infrared laser
nǎodiàn xìnhào
脑电信号
brain electrical signal
hécí gòngzhèn
核磁共振
MRI/magnetic resonance imaging
nǎo jī jiēkǒu
脑机接口
brain-computer interface

News in English

Science & Technology

Cornell Team Develops Grain-of-Salt-Sized Wireless Brain Implant

A Cornell University research team has developed a wireless neural implant smaller than a grain of salt that can continuously track and transmit brain activity signals for over a year. Named MOTE and powered by laser light, the device could drive major advances in brain-computer interface technology.

Researchers at Cornell University have developed a miniature wireless neural implant device that is smaller than a grain of salt. The device, named MOTE (Microscale Optoelectronic Tetherless Electrode), measures approximately 300 micrometers in length and 70 micrometers in width, making it the smallest and most advanced wireless neural implant device currently available worldwide that can transmit brain electrical signals. The device is powered by infrared laser beams, which can safely penetrate brain tissue without requiring external batteries or wired connections. In experiments with mice, researchers successfully implanted MOTE into the brain and recorded neuron electrical activity signals for more than a year continuously. The research team indicates that the device shows promise for collecting brain data during MRI scans, a capability that existing implant devices cannot achieve. The research findings were published in Nature Electronics in November 2025 and are considered an important advancement in the brain-computer interface field.

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