Electronic properties news, December 2010

Making batteries last longer with a little help from soap

New type of electrolyte extends the life of lithium metal batteries

Strange metal takes shot at quasiparticles

By measuring shot noise. researchers have produced the first direct evidence that electricity doesn't flow through strange metals as quasiparticles.

Conductive materials make the cut for origami robots

By embedding flexible, conductive materials into a polyester sheet, researchers have created origami robots that don't need computer chips.

Smart contact lens puts glucose monitoring in focus

smart contact lens with novel bimetallic electrodes monitors glucose levels in tears in real time

Recent approaches for enhancing the performance of dissolving microneedles in drug delivery applications