Laser spectroscopy: Measurements through entanglement
The extremely short relaxation times of atoms can be measured by using quantum-entangled photons
Cells: Glaring lessons on skin aging
A protein can be used to measure the aging effect of sun exposure on skin cells
Cancer: A sustainable source of natural killers
Generating large numbers of universal immune cells could transform cancer immunotherapy
Immunology: Monocytes in the mix
Understanding how monocyte cells generate specialized immune system cells may help target immunity against cancer
Power sources: Shedding light on tomorrow’s solar energy
Improved forecasting of sunlight could help increase solar energy generation
Infectious diseases: Doubling down on infection
A new understanding of the way chikungunya virus protects mice against malaria could lead to improved patient care
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
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LATEST HIGHLIGHTS
2018-08-16
Regenerative medicine: Inhaling stem cells to renew damaged lungs
Nature Methods
Stem cells that can produce both major lung tissue types have been isolated and can now repair the damaged lungs of mice
Cell biology: Gaps plugged in understanding of cell cycle
Cell
Similarities between the two gap phases of the cell cycle indicate a default biochemical program in living cells
Biomaterials: Reconstructing skin on a chip
Materials Today
A microfluidic organ-on-a-chip device combines skin culture and testing capabilities to offer a substitute to animal testing
Immunology: Tracing the origin of mast cells
Immunity
Mast cells originate from two distinct sites during embryonic development
Materials: Batteries poised for organic revolution
Journal of Materials Chemistry A
Cathode material made from organic molecules enhances the green credentials of rechargeable batteries
Polymer chemistry: Formula for flavor
Food Packaging and Shelf Life
Model predicts polymer food packaging's propensity for absorbing aroma molecules from their contents
2018-08-08
Advanced materials: Suppressing sound in extreme places
Materials and Design
Tailor-made metallic foams could soak up sound in high pressure, high temperature environments such as jet engines
Genetics: Identifying stomach cancer risk
Cancer Cell
Genetic and epigenetic testing of samples from people with cellular changes to the stomach lining could help predict their risk of developing cancer
Development: How the early embryo is like a soccer ball
Cell
Rings of filamentous protein zip together to seal the embryo, creating watertight junctions between adjacent cells
Nanomedicine: Green tea for drug delivery
Advanced Materials
A component of green tea can help deliver drugs to tumors in the body
Optics: Flat lenses bring tiny features into focus
Nano Letters
Flat lenses that enable high-resolution imaging are created by forming nanoscale structures on a surface
Cancer genomics: Tracking down suspected cancer-inducing mutations using machine learning
Nature Communications
Machine learning helps locate dozens of mutations statistically linked to gastric cancer in non-coding DNA regions
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.
