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The implant contains an electrode array that emits small pulses of electricity. — Caren Chesler, Popular Mechanics, "A Vision Quest," 6 Mar. 2019 This three-electrode EEG is connected to a small display screen. — Larry Greenemeier, Scientific American, "Marvel Comics Gets Inside the Heads of the Avengers," 21 Aug. 2014 One possibility was the formation of metal filaments between the electrodes. — John Timmer, Ars Technica, "Researchers make RAM from a phase change we don’t entirely understand," 18 Dec. 2018 Thanks to Stanford researchers, there might be a new recipe for hydrogen fuel: saltwater, electrodes and solar power. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "Scientists Are Now Transforming Saltwater Into Hydrogen Fuel," 20 Mar. 2019 To bring about treatment based on this requires electrodes in the brain to help kick it out of this state. — Chris Lee, Ars Technica, "Oscillating brain goes regular before migraine pain hits," 15 Aug. 2018 To study the brain-larynx link, Chang recruited Nell and 11 other patients with epilepsy who already had electrode arrays implanted inside their skulls. — Robbie Gonzalez, WIRED, "One Sentence With 7 Meanings Unlocks a Mystery of Human Speech," 28 June 2018 The researchers eliminated this explanation by changing the electrodes to graphene and showing that the device still worked. — John Timmer, Ars Technica, "Researchers make RAM from a phase change we don’t entirely understand," 18 Dec. 2018 Harder to ignore is the electrode stuck to my forehead. — Joe Pappalardo, Popular Mechanics, "What Happened When I Trained With Air Force Human Performance Specialists," 12 Feb. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'electrode.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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