Wednesday, February 4, 2015

New finding may pave the way to create atomic-scale superconducting elements

Discovery of Josephson Junctions generated in atomic-layered superconductors.


Tiny robotic 'hands' could improve cancer diagnostics, drug delivery (w/video)

One of the latest advances in soft robotics is a flexible, microscopic hand-like gripper. The development could help doctors perform remotely guided surgical procedures or perform biopsies.


Negative capacitance detected

Negative capacitance in ferroelectric materials had only been predicted theoretically until now.

Defeating dendrites and capturing battery capacity

Cesium addition leads to protective layer around the lithium-metal electrode for energy-dense battery.


X-ray pulses uncover free nanoparticles for the first time in 3-D

'Super microscope' reveals unexpected variety of shapes.


New nanoparticle gene therapy strategy effectively treats deadly brain cancer in rats

For the first time, Johns Hopkins researchers used biodegradable nanoparticles to kill brain cancer cells in animals and lengthen their survival.