Nanomedicine: Green tea for drug delivery
A component of green tea can help deliver drugs to tumors in the body
Optics: Flat lenses bring tiny features into focus
Flat lenses that enable high-resolution imaging are created by forming nanoscale structures on a surface
Drug design: Leading the charge against tumors
By using nanosized charged polymer balls to attack tumors directly rather than carry drugs, researchers have found a way to overcome drug resistance
Chemistry: Tuning into the potential of phosphorene
Better understanding of the wetting characteristics of phosphorene could pave the way for new applications in biological engineering
Public transport: Reducing commuters’ wait time
A computer model built on bus location and passenger payment data could reduce waiting times at bus stops
Photonics: Shrinking semiconductor lasers to the nanoscale
An ultracompact laser has been made using nanoscale semiconductor columns
Immunology: Aging white blood cells may boost inflammation
A class of white blood cells becomes more inflammatory as they get older
Formulation chemistry: Transplant drug goes ‘green’
Sustainability-driven developments in a transplant rejection drug’s formulation may lead to reduced costs and side effects for patients
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LATEST HIGHLIGHTS
2018-10-04
Biomechanics: Measuring microviscosity inside cells
ACS Nano
A rotating fluorescent molecule that stays brighter in more viscous environments could shed light on the inner workings of the cellular environment
Genomics: PARCEL wraps up mRNA discovery
Nature Communications
A high-throughput screening technique detects special messenger RNA molecules that sense and respond to environmental signals
Immunology: Aging white blood cells may boost inflammation
Cell Death & Disease
A class of white blood cells becomes more inflammatory as they get older
Antimicrobials: The killing touch for bacteria
Small
Tiny zinc oxide-based spikes that mimic natural antibacterial coatings puncture and damage microbial cell walls via oxidation
Materials: Toughening up polymers
Composites Science and Technology
Adding nanoparticles to a polymer matrix enhances the thermo-mechanical properties of the materials
Formulation chemistry: Transplant drug goes ‘green’
Pharmaceutics
Sustainability-driven developments in a transplant rejection drug’s formulation may lead to reduced costs and side effects for patients
2018-09-12
Immunology: Rethinking an inflammatory receptor’s obesity connection
Cell Metabolism
The long-held theory that Toll-like receptor 4 could be the link between obesity and inflammation is now being challenged
Machine learning: Predicting diffusion data
Computational Materials Science
A high-throughput computer model predicts diffusion data for the transport of light elements within solids
Catalysis: Stepping up water splitting
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
Cheap and accessible cobalt-based catalysts could fast-track the industrial-scale production of hydrogen from water
Chemistry: Another step closer to tunable liquids
Journal of Physical Chemistry C
By investigating the influence of electric fields on liquids, scientists could develop a new technique for controlling their friction and adhesive properties
Public transport: Reducing commuters’ wait time
Physica A
A computer model built on bus location and passenger payment data could reduce waiting times at bus stops
Photonics: Shrinking semiconductor lasers to the nanoscale
Nature Nanotechnology
An ultracompact laser has been made using nanoscale semiconductor columns
FEATURES & INNOVATIONS
Beating bacteria – looking beyond antibiotics
2018-07-16
Genome specialists and bioengineers have come up with a polymer to fight superbugs, which could help solve the world’s antibiotics crisis
Charging forward with the battery revolution
2018-06-08
Half a century since the earliest lithium-sulfur batteries were invented, an A*STAR team is leading the race to bring them to the masses.
Green lights all the way
2018-03-16
Taxis utilized to their full potential, intersections with no traffic lights and devices that eliminate driver error — anything is possible in Singapore, one of the world's busiest test beds for intelligent traffic.
