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A patch that delivers immune checkpoint inhibitors and cold plasma directly to tumours could boost immune response and kill cancer cells
A nanosensor to detect epileptic seizures
Highly sensitive device is the first to detect changes in potassium ion levels in the brains of freely-moving mice
Sound waves boost the modulation speed of quantum cascade lasers
New technique could allow for data transmission at 100 gigabits per second
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Sand dunes repel each other as they move across a landscape
Laboratory study shows that dunes can interact over large distances without exchanging mass
A salty solution for the coffee-ring effect
Simple trick of adding salt to a solution could allow engineers to deposit more uniform coatings and dyes
Making metallic glasses more plastic
Metastable materials become softer when made into micron-sized wires
Mixed ion beams could enhance particle therapy accuracy
A small amount of helium ions mixed into a carbon-ion treatment beam could monitor anatomy changes during particle therapy
Quantum diffusion of heavy defects defies Arrhenius’ law
“Massively heavy” atoms can move quantum mechanically within a crystalline material at cryogenic temperatures – a surprising result that contradicts currently-held notions
CERN physicists close in on antimatter–matter asymmetry
Precision measurement of the Lamb shift in antihydrogen reveals no deviations from its matter counterpart
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Falling water drops power LEDs
The power generated by a drop of water falling onto a droplet-based electricity generator can light up 100 small LEDs
Quantum effects seen in collisions of ultracold ions and atoms
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Physicists place stringent limits on the neutron electric dipole moment
Researchers see no sign of charge imbalance in the neutron
CT traces disease progression in novel coronavirus
Ongoing investigation characterizes the most common CT findings associated with 2019-nCoV and identifies possible markers of disease progression
Terahertz waves create short and stable electron pulses
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