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Diabetes

Showing diabetes at work

18 December 2012

The recently developed ability to chart the molecular progress of diabetes brings much-needed personalized medicine closer to realization

Cell Biology

Flushing out fats

18 December 2012

A protein that contributes to cancer vulnerability also plays a surprising role in cardiovascular health and illuminates a promising target pathway for drug treatments for cardiovascular diseases

Quantum Computers

Spotting a molecular mix-up

18 December 2012

Information within the bonds of molecules known as super benzene oligomers pave the way for new types of quantum computers

Fluid Dynamics

The mechanics of prosthetic heart valves

18 December 2012

Computer simulations of blood flow through mechanical heart valves could pave the way for more individualized prosthetics

Non-volatile Memory

A fast and loose approach improves memory

18 December 2012

An unconventional design for a nanoscale memory device uses a freely moving mechanical shuttle to improve performance

Nanotechnology

High-resolution images get richer in contrast

4 December 2012

A method that boosts the contrast of high-resolution optical images has the potential to enable lithography at the nanoscale

Magnetic Memory

Electrically enhanced recall

4 December 2012

Operating tiny magnetic memories under electrical fields reduces power demand and could enable storage and retrieval of data at much higher speeds than conventional devices

Photonics

Graphene’s flexible future

4 December 2012

Theoretical calculations show graphene’s potential for controlling nanoscale light propagation on a chip

MicroRNA

Modeling cancer on the fly

4 December 2012

A study of fruit fly genes reveals how molecules cooperate to induce tumor formation

Bioreactor

Laboratory bioreactor boosts yields

4 December 2012

Inducing stem cells to become different cell types efficiently, and on a large scale, is now possible using a three-dimensional platform

Electronics

Graphene sheets’ growing attractions

4 December 2012

A theoretical and numerical study of graphene sheets reveals a property that may lead to novel opto-electric devices and circuits

Microbiology

Eavesdropping on bacterial conversations

20 November 2012

A signaling receptor that aids bacterial communication may provide a target for reducing virulence without antibiotics

Immunodeficiency

Making sense of contradictions

20 November 2012

Researchers from A*STAR explain how defects in a signaling protein sabotage the immune system in multiple, seemingly contradictory ways

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